On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:18:37 +0200 Jürgen Hestermann <juergen.hesterm...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Lukasz Sokol schrieb: > >> IMO it must be possible to predict the encoding of strings > >> when writing the code (without running the program). Marcos didn't wrote what program he called. Maybe the output is not even text. > > No one prohibits you to use an identifier name to reflect encoding ;) > > That's true and that's what I am doing of course. > > But if you use a function from a (Free Pascal or Lazarus) library it is > not clear which kind of encoding this function expects. As I already > mentioned, for example CopyFile (from LCL) and FindFirst (from SysUtils) > have no hint in their documentation on what encoding is expected. I > know, somewhere it says that library x has enconding y but why wasn't > this information written to the documentation for the indiviudal > functions? Normally defaults are not explained for every function of a unit/package. Feel free to add the encoding to those functions you think it is not clear and send a patch. > I don't get it. It's a very important information. I think > that many Free Pascal (and Lazarus) users come from other platforms like > Delphi, Virtual Pascal, Turbo Pascal etc. and many want to use parts of > their old code. These people do not sit down for months to find all the > spread information that *may* be important for FindFirst, CopyFile, etc. > They expect all releveant information at the docu for the functions. A volunteer project like Lazarus requires the help of volunteers. > > Also : how do you think you'd guess encoding of a text file on disk > > before reading it ? Some people don't like to have the decision taken > > by the compiler for themselves... > > That's not what we are talking about here. If I understood Marcos > problem correctly the topic was the output of another function where the > encoding was unclear. What function are you talking? Have you read the example Marcos used? >[...] > As long as you *know* about each encoding you can manage it. But if you > have to guess the encoding then it will fail in general. Yes. I hope the Windows Codepages will eventually vanish. >[...] Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
