{{alias}}( str[, encoding] )
    Allocates a buffer containing a provided string.

    Parameters
    ----------
    str: string
        Input string.

    encoding: string (optional)
        Character encoding. Default: 'utf8'.

    Returns
    -------
    out: Buffer
        Buffer instance.

    Examples
    --------
    > var b = {{alias}}( 'beep boop' )
    <Buffer>
    > b = {{alias}}( '7468697320697320612074c3a97374', 'hex' );
    > b.toString()
    'this is a tést'

    See Also
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