FormatBuf

Format a string with given arguments and store the result in a buffer.

Declaration

Source position: sysstrh.inc line 153

  function FormatBuf(var Buffer; BufLen: Cardinal; const Fmt; 
                    fmtLen: Cardinal; const Args: Array of const)
                     : Cardinal;
  function FormatBuf(var Buffer; BufLen: Cardinal; const Fmt; 
                    fmtLen: Cardinal; const Args: Array of const; 
                    const FormatSettings: TFormatSettings) : Cardinal;

Description

FormatBuf calls Format and stores the result in Buf.

See also

Name Description
Format Format a string with given arguments.

Example

Program Example72;
{ This program demonstrates the FormatBuf function }
Uses sysutils;
Var
  S : ShortString;
Const
  Fmt : ShortString =  'For some nice examples of fomatting see %s.';
Begin
  S:='';
  SetLength(S,FormatBuf (S[1],255,Fmt[1],Length(Fmt),['Format']));
  Writeln (S);
End.