How to redirect IO to a string?

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For example, the built-in versioninfo() function accepts arguments

versioninfo(io::IO=stdout; verbose::Bool=false)

The return result of this function is nothing. How can I get the output not as IO printing but as a string? Can I create an object of type IO but secretly stores the result into a string?

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Use an IOBuffer:

buf = IOBuffer()
versioninfo(buf)
String(take!(buf))
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See also sprint.

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