SetLength

Definition

procedure SetLength(var s; NewLength: Integer);

Availability

SCAR Divi 3.00 > Current

Description

Sets the length of an array/string passed in s to a given length NewLength.

Example 1 (Arrays)

var
  TIA: TIntArray;

begin
  SetLength(TIA, 5);
  TIA[0] := 2;
  TIA[1] := 4;
  TIA[2] := 6;
  TIA[3] := 8;
  TIA[4] := 10;
  WriteLn(TIAToStr(TIA));
end.

Output:

2,4,6,8,10

Example 2 (Strings)

var
  s: string;

begin
  SetLength(s, 5);
  s[1] := 'a';
  s[2] := 'b';
  s[3] := 'c';
  s[4] := 'd';
  s[5] := 'e';
  WriteLn(s);
end.

Output:

abcde

See Also

• Length
• Delete
• Insert