Lazarus Pascal

StringBuilder EntityDecode

Demonstrates the Chilkat StringBuilder EntityDecode method to decode HTML entities. Lazarus Pascal

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  s: string;
  sb: TStringBuilder;

begin
  //  Decode the following HTML entities, replacing each with the character represented.
  s := 'é é é Latin small letter e with acute';

  sb := TStringBuilder.Create;

  sb.Append(s);
  sb.EntityDecode();

  //  Output: é é é Latin small letter e with acute
  WriteLn(sb.GetAsString());


  sb.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.