2009/10/29 Mattias Gaertner <nc-gaert...@netcologne.de>: > On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:53 +0200 > Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Do I create a memory leak if I cast a PChar it a AnsiString. Then >> append text to the AnsiString and then cast it back to the original >> PChar? >> >> eg: >> var >> Text: Pchar; <-- global var containing text. >> >> procedure AppendText(const AText: string); >> var >> s: string; >> begin >> s := Text + AText; >> Text := PChar(s); > > Text:=strnew(PChar(s));
Won't this leak? You'll have to initialise text to null, then use strdispose before strnew if text is not null. Henry _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
