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# strpas

Convert a null-terminated string to a shortstring.

## Declaration

Source position: strings.pp line 21

`function strpas(`
`p: PChar`
`):shortstring;`

## Description

Converts a null terminated string in P to a Pascal string, and returns this string. The string is truncated at 255 characters.

## Errors

None.

## See also

StrPCopy |  | Copy a pascal string to a null-terminated string

## Example

    Program Example3;

    Uses strings;

    { Program to demonstrate the StrPas function. }

    Const P : PChar = 'This is a PCHAR string';

    var S : string;

    begin
      S:=StrPas (P);
      Writeln ('S : ',S);
    end.

Documentation generated on: May 14 2021