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TStringStream

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Stream that stores its data in a string.

Declaration

Source position: classesh.inc line 902

type TStringStream = class(TStream)

protected

  procedure SetSize(); override;

  

Sets the size of the stream.

public

  constructor Create();

  

Creates a new stringstream and sets its initial content.

  function Read(); override;

  

Reads from the stream.

  function ReadString();

  

Reads a string of length Count

  function Seek(); override;

  

Sets the position in the stream.

  function Write(); override;

  

Write overries the TStream.Write method.

  procedure WriteString();

  

WriteString writes a string to the stream.

  property DataString: String; [r]

  

Contains the contents of the stream in string form

end;

Inheritance

TStringStream

  

Stream that stores its data in a string.

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TStream

  

Base class for streams.

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TObject

  

Base class of all classes.

Description

TStringStream stores its data in an ansistring. The contents of this string is available as the DataString property. It also introduces some methods to read or write parts of the stringstream's data as a string.

The main purpose of a TStringSTream is to be able to treat a string as a stream from which can be read.

See also

TStream

  

Base class for streams.

TStringStream.DataString

  

Contains the contents of the stream in string form

TStringStream.ReadString

  

Reads a string of length Count

TStringStream.WriteString

  

WriteString writes a string to the stream.

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