[fpc-pascal] TStringHelper missing

[Sven Barth]

Am 21.08.2017 08:23 schrieb "Michael Van Canneyt" <michael at freepascal.org>:
>
>
>
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2017, Ryan Joseph wrote:
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>> I’m trying to split a string by a delimiter and see there is a type
helper called TStringHelper (
https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/tstringhelper.html). The
compiler version I’m using is "Free Pascal Compiler version 3.1.1
[2017/04/22] for i386” but when I include SysUtils the methods are not
found.
>>
>> For example:
>>
>> var
>>  str: string;
>>  parts: TStringArray;
>>
>> parts := str.Split(' ‘);
>>
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
>
> Try
>
> var
>   Str : AnsiString;
> or
>   Str : WideString;
>
> I believe the compiler has some trouble finding the helper if you use the
> 'string' alias. I think there is even a bugreport about it.
> Sven Barth can confirm/deny this.

I thought that was fixed? Except of course if $H- is used (which is the
default in all modes except the Delphi ones) cause then String = AnsiString.

Regards,
Sven
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