Lazarus Pascal

Load utf-8 Text File into a StringBuilder

Demonstrates how to load a utf-8 text file into a StringBuilder object instance. 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;

begin
  success := False;

  sb := TStringBuilder.Create;

  success := sb.LoadFile('someFileContainingUtf8.txt','utf-8');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed.');
    end
  else
    begin
      WriteLn('Success.');
    end;


  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.