AssignStr

Assigns an ansistring to a null-terminated string.

Declaration

Source position: sysstrh.inc line 71

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

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.