strnew
Allocate room for new null-terminated string.
Declaration
Source position: strings.pp line 94
function strnew(p: PChar) : PChar;
Description
Copies P to the Heap, and returns a pointer to the copy.
Errors
Returns Nil if no memory was available for the copy.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| StrCopy | Copy a null-terminated string |
| StrDispose | disposes of a null-terminated string on the heap |
Example
Program Example16;
Uses strings;
{ Program to demonstrate the StrNew function. }
Const P1 : PChar = 'This is a PChar string';
var P2 : PChar;
begin
P2:=StrNew (P1);
If P1=P2 then
writeln ('This can''t be happening...')
else
writeln ('P2 : ',P2);
StrDispose(P2);
end.