StrLScan function

In unit LazStringUtils

Like StrScan but compares only the specified number of characters in MaxLen.

Declaration

pascal

function StrLScan(P: PChar; c: char; MaxLen: Cardinal): PChar

Arguments

`P`	Pointer to characters examined in the routine.
`c`	Character to locate in the specified values.
`MaxLen`	Maximum number of characters examined in the routine.

Function result

Pointer to the character located in P, or Nil.

Description

The return value is Nil when P is unassigned (contains Nil), or when P contains a terminating null character prior to finding a match for c before comparing the requested number of characters in MaxLen.

When c is located in P, the return value is a PChar pointer to the location where c was located.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.