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Left of String (Delphi and Delphi Prism Cross Reference Guide)

By Mike Prestwood

Delphi versus Delphi Prism: A side by side comparison between Delphi and Delphi Prism.

Commands

Common commands (procedures and functions). A function returns a value. Optionally, it may also perform an action prior to returning a value. A procedure does not return a value or it returns void or null.

Left of String

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Delphi: LeftStr

Syntax Example:

Uses StrUtils;

ShowMessage(LeftStr('Prestwood', 3));

Delphi Prism: Substring

Syntax Example:

MessageBox.Show("Prestwood".Substring(0, 3));