Lazarus Pascal

StringBuilder GetAfterFinal

Demonstrates the StringBuilder.GetAfterFinal method.

The GetBefore method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.77

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
  success: Boolean;
  sb: TStringBuilder;
  removeFlag: Boolean;
  marker: string;
  substr: string;

begin
  success := False;

  sb := TStringBuilder.Create;
  success := sb.Append('111--222--333--444');

  //  The GetAfterFinal method returns the contents of the string after the final occurrence of
  //  the marker string.  If the remove flag is True, then both the returned string AND
  //  the marker are removed.

  //  If the marker is not found, then the entire string is returned and the sb is cleared.
  removeFlag := True;
  marker := '--';

  while (sb.Length > 0) do
    begin
      substr := sb.GetAfterFinal(marker,removeFlag);
      WriteLn('substr = ' + substr + ', sb contains: ' + sb.GetAsString());
    end;

  //  Output:
  //  substr = 444, sb contains: 111--222--333
  //  substr = 333, sb contains: 111--222
  //  substr = 222, sb contains: 111
  //  substr = 111, sb contains: 
  //  


  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.