[fpc-pascal] FPC vs Delphi's unicode string support questions

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 18 August 2012 21:33, Sven Barth <pascaldragon at googlemail.com> wrote:
> "String" can mean either "ShortString", "AnsiString" or "UnicodeString"
> depending on the compiler settings:
>
> Non-Delphi modes and $H- (default): ShortString
> Delphi mode: AnsiString
> DelphiUnicode mode: UnicodeString
> Non-Delphi modes and $H+: AnsiString
> Non-Delphi modes and $H- and modeswitch "unicodestrings": (AFAIK)
> ShortString
> Non—Delphi modes and $H+ and modeswitch "unicodestrings": UnicodeString


@Michael van Canneyt
Now there is a good table to add to the Lang Ref or some other FPC
documentation.

[...thinking out loudly...]
Oh how I yearn for the Java string handling simplicity - compared to
the mess Delphi and FPC is in.


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Regards,
  - Graeme -


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