[fpc-other] [fpc-pascal] FPC Graphics options?

[Ralf Quint]

On 5/23/2017 7:19 PM, wkitty42 at windstream.net wrote:
> On 05/23/2017 09:56 PM, noreply at z505.com wrote:
>> The C struct is literally the pascal record, and is all based on the
>> same Structured Programming work by Dijkstra
>
> except that the C struct does not have the array length at position
> zero and you have to process until you hit the first null character...
> that's the plus for pascal strings... you know how long the string is
> from the start... unless it is a unicode string ;)
>
Well, the problem is that you can't use those handy Pascal strings that
much anymore these days. Ever since you need to use UTF8 to properly
represent textual context, this all has become one hell of a mess,
pretty leveling the playing field when it comes to handling such strings
with (Free)Pascalor C...

Ralf


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