String & PChar

[Guest_imported]

Hi,

I am trying to assign a PChar variable to a String Value,

eg,
Var
test1: PChar;
test2: String;
begin
test2 := 'This is a string';

I then want to do test1 := test2

but I get an error saying "Incompatible Types: 'String' and 'PChar'.

Anyone know how to get around this?

Thanks,

Barry

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi

you may try this:

Var
test1: PChar;
test2: String;
begin
test2 := 'This is a string';
test1 := PChar(test2);

so you won't get that error;

 

[JasonDBurke]

Var
test1: PChar;
test2: String;
begin
test2 := 'This is a string';

test1 := StrNew(PChar(test2));

//now you have a pointer to the string!!