Something to be aware of is that the default value of this switch has
changed in Delphi 6.
>From the D6 help:
"The default setting for $WRITEABLECONST ($J) compiler directive has changed
from ON to OFF. This means that you must explicitly turn this compiler flag
on before you can write to typed c
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> Hi all,
>
> Can anybody tell me the difference between the following two declarations
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Regards,
Dennis.
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> Hi all,
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> Can anybody tell me the difference between th
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> Hi all,
>
> Can anybody tell me the difference between the following two declarations
> and why you want to use the first one. The second one seems to use less
> memory!
>
>
> const
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> Just a guess, but the second one probably uses shortstring, rather than
> string.
>
> Stacey
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Just a guess, but the second one probably uses shortstring, rather than
string.
Stacey
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Hi all,
Can anybody tell me the difference between the following two declarations
and why you want to use the first one. The second one seems to use less
memory!
const
sName : string = 'This is a test';
and
const
sName = 'This is a test';
TIA
John.
