TStream.ReadAnsiString
Read an ansistring from the stream and return its value.
Declaration
Source position: classesh.inc line 1122
public
function ReadAnsiString : string;
Description
ReadAnsiString reads an ansistring from the stream and returns its value. This is a utility function which simply calls the read function several times. The Ansistring should be stored as 4 bytes (a DWord) representing the length of the string, and then the string value itself. The WriteAnsiString function writes an ansistring in such a format.
Errors
If the AnsiString cannot be read, a EStreamError exception will be raised.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| TStream.Read | Reads data from the stream to a buffer and returns the number of bytes read. |
| TStream.ReadByte | Read a byte from the stream and return its value. |
| TStream.ReadDWord | Read a DWord from the stream and return its value. |
| TStream.ReadWord | Read a word from the stream and return its value. |
| TStream.WriteAnsiString | Write an ansistring to the stream. |