The following works:

String withAll: #($a $b $c)

But I'm not sure I'm answering your question. 


On Dec 29, 2012, at 09:30 , Chris Cunnington wrote:

> I have a question about converting an OrderedCollection full of chars into a string. [1]
> 
> I would have thought there was a method like #asString that could be sent to an OrderedCollection to produce a string. I find myself having to do the process in three steps: 1) #reading the OC; 2) creating an empty string; and then, 3) iterating over every char to put it into the String.
> 
> I think I'm missing a simpler way. Especially with Xtreams. Shouldn't I just use a filter, change the #contentSpecies, or something?
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> [1]
> 
> startTag: data
>    <action: 'element'>
>    |tagdata str |
>    tagdata := data second first reading.
>    str := (String new: 20) writing.
>    tagdata do: [:each| str put: each].
>    ^'html ' , (data first second first asString) , $: , $' , (str close; terminal) , $'
> 
> 

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