[fpc-pascal] Empty string

[Gene Buckle]

> I thought string should be accessed from 1 not 0 for compatibility.
> And it is what I am doing.
>
> for i := 1 to length(s) do ...
>
> so I am not sure that using s[0] is safe
>

If memory serves, the [0] element was originally used to hold a byte that 
was equivalent to the string length.  This was in the Turbo Pascal days 
though.  I don't recall if that behavior was carried over into Delphi or 
the Delphi mode of FPC.


g.

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