Sven Barth schrieb:
> But I am always wondering why in such situations the type is not set
to ShortString.
> Why use generic String type if all code relies on the fact that it
may never change
> from ShortString to some other string type? It's just asking for
trouble and also
> makes the code less clear.
Estimated guess: the code is from a time where "String = AnsiString"
wasn't possible.
That would be explanation.
But then it must be *very* old code which shows that a revise is overdue.
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