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    Reference for unit 'sysutils'

    Various system utilities.

    uses

    Used units Description
    System The system unit.
    Linux Linux-specific operating system calls.
    BaseUnix Basic Unix functionality.
    Unix Extended Unix functionality.
    errors Convert UNIX error codes to string message.
    sysconst Resource strings.
    unixtype Basic UNIX types.

    Overview

    This documentation describes the sysutils unit. The sysutils unit was started by Gertjan Schouten, and completed by Michael Van Canneyt. It aims to be compatible to the Delphi sysutils unit, but in contrast with the latter, it is designed to work on multiple platforms. It is implemented on all supported platforms.

    Topic Description
    TypeHelpers Type Helpers for basic types.
    Localization Localization support.
    UnicodeAndCodePages Unicode and codepage awareness.
    ConversionRoutines Miscellaneous conversion routines.
    DateTimeRoutines Date/time routines.
    FileNameRoutines File Name handling routines.
    IORoutines File input/output routines.
    PCharFunctions PChar related functions.
    FormatChars Date and time formatting characters.
    FormatStrings Formatting strings.
    StringFunctions String functions.