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Reference for unit 'sysutils' (#rtl)

AssignStr

Assigns an ansistring to a null-terminated string.

Declaration

Source position: sysstrh.inc line 70

procedure AssignStr(

var P: PString;

const S: string

);

Description

AssignStr allocates S to P. The old value of P is disposed of.

This function is provided for Delphi compatibility only. AnsiStrings are managed on the heap and should be preferred to the mechanism of dynamically allocated strings.

Errors

None.

Example

Program Example63;

{ This program demonstrates the AssignStr function }
{$H+}

Uses sysutils;

Var P : PString;

Begin
 P:=NewStr('A first AnsiString');
 Writeln ('Before: P = "',P^,'"');
 AssignStr(P,'A Second ansistring');
 Writeln ('After : P = "',P^,'"');
 DisposeStr(P);
End.

NewStr		Allocate a new ansistring on the heap.
AppendStr		Append one ansistring to another.
DisposeStr		Dispose an ansistring from the heap.

AssignStr

Declaration

Description

Errors

See also

Example