On 14.04.2012 15:09, Jürgen Hestermann wrote:
I only wanted to point out that there is no relation between these two
types of information about string parameters in functions:
1.) If a parameter is defined as STRING it can be fed with (nearly) any
type of string like shortstring, ansistring, pchar or whatever. It will
be converted automatically. There is no fundamental need for the
programmer to know which type is actually used internally by the function.
2.) The expected encoding of a parameter. If no encoding is documented
then an essential information is missing for the programmer.
So I don't understand Felipe when he says that giving information 2.) is
like giving information 1.). They are not related and of very different
importance.
I agree with you here that it would be viable to have in some way noted
in LCL's documentation of functions what encoding they expect (even if
it's only a link to some general document that says "the LCL uses UTF-8").
Regards,
Sven
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