How to insert a formatted string into a specific buffer?

Question

I am looking for a way to insert a formatted text into a specific buffer (not the active buffer).

As it seems to me, the only way to do so is to use a snippet as shown below:

(insert (propertize (format-time-string "%H:%M:%S")
                    'face
                    '(:height 4.0 :inverse-video t)))

The above inserts it into the active/current buffer.

There are ways to insert strings to a specific buffer but then they do not support formatting.

I am starting to wonder if what I intend to do is even possible...

Try using the `with-current-buffer` macro. – Sep 07 '17 at 16:44 — , Sep 07 '17 at 16:44
Looks like what I need, I'll give it a try. – myTerminal Sep 07 '17 at 16:52 — myTerminal, Sep 07 '17 at 16:52

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '17 at 17:19

An example of what you are trying to do is contained in the manual. You need either with-current-buffer or save-current-buffer:

(with-current-buffer destination-buffer
  (insert (propertize (format-time-string "%H:%M:%S")
                      'face '(:height 4.0 :inverse-video t))))

How to insert a formatted string into a specific buffer?

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