Reference for package '#rtl'

FillChar

Fill memory region with certain character

Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 868

  procedure FillChar(var x; count: SizeInt; Value: Byte);
  procedure FillChar(var x; count: SizeInt; Value: Boolean);
  procedure FillChar(var x; count: SizeInt; Value: Char);

Description

Fillchar fills the memory starting at X with Count bytes or characters with value equal to Value.

Errors

No checking on the size of X is done.

See also

Name Description
FillByte Fill memory region with 8-bit pattern
FillDWord Fill memory region with 32-bit pattern
Fillword Fill memory region with 16-bit pattern
Move Move data from one location in memory to another

Example

Program Example25;
{ Program to demonstrate the FillChar function. }
Var S : String[10];
    I : Byte;
begin
  For i:=10 downto 0 do
    begin
    { Fill S with i spaces }
    FillChar (S,SizeOf(S),' ');
    { Set Length }
    SetLength(S,I);
    Writeln (s,'*');
    end;
end.