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    RomanToInt

    Convert a string with a Roman number to it's decimal value.

    Declaration

    Source position: strutils.pp line 246

    function RomanToInt(const S: string; 
                   Strictness: TRomanConversionStrictness=rcsRelaxed)
                    : LongInt;

    Arguments

    Name Description
    S String to convert.

    Function result

    Value of the string.

    Description

    RomanToInt returns the decimal equivalent of the Roman numerals in the string S. Invalid characters are dropped from S. A negative numeral is supported as well. The level of error checking is determined by the strictness parameter, the values are described in the type TRomanConversionStrictness.

    Errors

    On error, a EConvertError exception is raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    TRomanConversionStrictness How to treat invalid roman numerals in TryRomanToInt.
    IntToRoman Represent an integer with roman numerals.
    Hex2Dec Converts a hexadecimal string to a decimal value.
    Numb2Dec Converts a string representation of a number to its numerical value, given a certain base.