Is PChar(string) ok?

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Q: Is it ok to cast a string to a pchar?

A: Yes. Delphi long strings (the default string type in 32-bit Delphi) are designed specifically to allow typecasting to PChar.

The following code is valid (with Delphi 2/3/4):

	procedure p; var s : string; begin s := 'Hello world'; // set the current window's caption SetWindowText (GetActiveWindow, PChar(s)); end;

Comments:

2006-08-12, 15:41:55

Maty486 from Czech Republic

yes, i agree

2009-06-16, 13:09:27

anonymous from Lithuania

absolutely

2009-09-18, 02:09:23

anonymous from Singapore

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