[fpc-pascal] Is it save to think default value of untouched string is ''?

[Jorge Aldo G. de F. Junior]

security rule #1 : never assume anything...

2010/3/7 lyh1 <lyh1win at hotmail.com>:
> But ShortStrings also store the length in string[0]. If I do a append, I
> think the string will append to string[1]....
> So don't assume string are always initialized with null string?
>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:17:03 +0100
>> From: Mattias Gaertner <nc-gaertnma at netcologne.de>
>> Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal] Is it save to think default value of
>> untouched string is ''?
>> To: fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org
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>> SetLength does not initialize the string characters.
>> ShortStrings are not always initialized.
>>
>> Mattias
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