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StrPLCopy function

In unit sysutils

Copy a limited number of characters from an ansistring to a null-terminated string.

Declaration

pascal
function StrPLCopy(Dest: PAnsiChar; const Source: RawByteString; 
 MaxLen: SizeUInt): PAnsiChar; overload

Description

StrPLCopy Converts maximally MaxLen characters of the Ansistring in Source to a Null-terminated string, and copies it to Dest. Dest needs enough room to contain the characters.

Errors

No checking is performed to see whether Dest points to enough memory to contain L characters of Source.

See also

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