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AnsiStrLastChar function

In unit sysutils

Return a pointer to the last character of a string.

Declaration

pascal
function AnsiStrLastChar(Str: PAnsiChar): PAnsiChar

Description

Return a pointer to the last character of the null-terminated string.

A widestring manager must be installed in order for this function to work correctly with various character sets. If none is installed, this function is the same as @S[Length[S]].

Errors

None.

See also

Example: ex56

pascal
Program Example56;

{ This program demonstrates the AnsiStrLComp function }

Uses sysutils;

Procedure TestIt (S1,S2 : Pchar; L : longint);

Var R : Longint;

begin
  R:=AnsiStrLComp(S1,S2,L);
  Write ('First ',L,' characters of "',S1,'" are ');
  If R<0 then
    write ('less than ')
  else If R=0 then
    Write ('equal to ')
  else
    Write ('larger than ');
  Writeln ('those of "',S2,'"');
end;

Begin
  Testit('One string','One smaller string',255);
  Testit('One string','One String',4);
  Testit('One string','1 string',0);
  Testit('One string','One string.',9);
End.

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