[fpc-devel] PShortString

[Florian Klaempfl]

Am 10.09.2010 02:41, schrieb Hans-Peter Diettrich:
> Florian Klaempfl schrieb:
> 
>> 1. Ancient code, keep in mind, most code not being back end code was
>> written ~10 years ago. At this time we even could not depend on
>> perfectly working ansistrings.
> 
> I'm talking about nowadays situation.

You asked for reasons why it is done as it is done.

> 
>> 2. Ansistring create an explicit exception frame etc. which slows down
>> things.
> 
> Also when the strings are const parameters, as they are in this case?

If there is no other use, no. But if there is any processing or just a
local ansistring: yes.