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Dynamically Get Word or Character from String
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Title: Dynamically Get Word or Character from String
Question: How do i extract a any character or word from a string dynamically?
Answer:
Dynamically Cut a String from a String - Delphi
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Type CharSet = set of char;
const CS_Space : CharSet = [' '];
function GetToken(var InTxt : String; SpaceChar : CharSet) : String;
var
i : Integer;
begin
{ Find first SpaceCharacter }
i:=1;
While (i { Get text upto that spacechar }
Result := Copy(InTxt,1,i-1);
{ Remove fetched part from InTxt }
Delete(InTxt,1,i);
{ Delete SpaceChars in front of InTxt }
i:=1;
While (i Delete(InTxt,1,i-1);
end;
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{ Usage example: }
var
s : String;
begin
s:='Any string, edit, or listboxitem';
showmessage(GetToken(s, CS_Space));
end;
John O'Brien 2000
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