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    AssignStr

    Assigns an ansistring to a null-terminated string.

    Declaration

    Source position: sysstrh.inc line 71

    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.

    See also

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

    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.