[fpc-pascal] Version 2.1.4

[Florian Klaempfl]

Rainer Stratmann schrieb:
> Am Samstag, 2. Juni 2007 19:59 schrieb Peter Vreman:
>> At 19:58 2-6-2007, you wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> 1.
>>>
>>> var s:string;
>>> ...
>>> s[1]:='#';   -->   causes an access violation
>>>
>>> 2.
>>>
>>> Why is it no more possible to assign the length index s[0] in a string?
>>> I find that is too much security to supress that.
>>> It is cutting responsibility from the programmers.
>> You are using ansistrings instead of shortstrings. Use SetLength()
>> first to allocate memory.
>>
> Does that mean that 
> 
> var s:string;   is definig an ansistring in delphi mode?
> 
> In the previous version this works, 

Unlikely. string meant for years ansistring in objfpc/delphi mode.

> is it now changing generally to 
> ansistrings?
> How can I assign "normal" pascalstrings?

shortstring

> Is there a description about the behaviour of strings and ansistrings in the 
> various modes?
> 
> Kind regards,
> Rainer
> 
>> Peter
>>
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