[fpc-pascal] Why do string indices start at 1, but array indices start at 0?

[Andrew Haines]

On 10/20/11 17:43, Andrew Pennebaker wrote:
> It's inconsistent and ripe for bugs.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew Pennebaker
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As far as I know it's historical. String[0] used to contain the string
length (255 max). Now it may be something else.

Regards,

Andrew