StrCopy
Copy a null-terminated string
Declaration
Source position: syspchh.inc line 19
function strcopy(dest: pchar; source: pchar) : pchar; Overload;
function StrCopy(Dest: PWideChar; Source: PWideChar) : PWideChar
; Overload;
Description
Copy the null terminated string in Source to Dest, and returns a pointer to Dest. Dest needs enough room to contain Source, i.e. StrLen(Source)+1 bytes.
Errors
No length checking is performed.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| StrECopy | Copy a null-terminated string, return a pointer to the end. |
| StrLCopy | Copy a null-terminated string, limited in length. |
| StrPCopy | Copy an ansistring to a null-terminated string. |
Example
Program Example4;
Uses strings;
{ Program to demonstrate the StrCopy function. }
Const P : PCHar = 'This is a PCHAR string.';
var PP : PChar;
begin
PP:=StrAlloc(Strlen(P)+1);
STrCopy (PP,P);
If StrComp (PP,P)<>0 then
Writeln ('Oh-oh problems...')
else
Writeln ('All is well : PP=',PP);
StrDispose(PP);
end.