StringArray Delphi DLL Reference Documentation

StringArray

Current Version: 10.0.0

Class/object for managing and manipulating collections of strings. Contains an ordered collection of strings.

Important: The Chilkat StringTable class is a better choice for a large number of strings.

Create/Dispose

var
myObject: HCkStringArray;

begin
myObject := CkStringArray_Create();

// ...

CkStringArray_Dispose(myObject);
end;
function CkStringArray_Create: HCkStringArray; stdcall;

Creates an instance of the HCkStringArray object and returns a handle (i.e. a Pointer). The handle is passed in the 1st argument for the functions listed on this page.

procedure CkStringArray_Dispose(handle: HCkStringArray); stdcall;

Objects created by calling CkStringArray_Create must be freed by calling this method. A memory leak occurs if a handle is not disposed by calling this function.

Properties

Count
function CkStringArray_getCount(objHandle: HCkStringArray): Integer; stdcall;

The number of strings contained within the object's internal array (i.e. ordered collection).

Important: This is an object that contains a collection of strings. Although the class/object name includes the word "Array", it should not be confused with an array in the sense of the primitive array type used in a given programming language.

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Crlf
function CkStringArray_getCrlf(objHandle: HCkStringArray): wordbool; stdcall;
procedure CkStringArray_putCrlf(objHandle: HCkStringArray; newPropVal: wordbool); stdcall;

If True, strings are always automatically converted to use CRLF line endings. If False, strings are automatically converted to use bare LF line endings.

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DebugLogFilePath
procedure CkStringArray_getDebugLogFilePath(objHandle: HCkStringArray; outPropVal: HCkString); stdcall;
procedure CkStringArray_putDebugLogFilePath(objHandle: HCkStringArray; newPropVal: PWideChar); stdcall;
function CkStringArray__debugLogFilePath(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

  1. a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
  2. the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
  3. there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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LastErrorHtml
procedure CkStringArray_getLastErrorHtml(objHandle: HCkStringArray; outPropVal: HCkString); stdcall;
function CkStringArray__lastErrorHtml(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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LastErrorText
procedure CkStringArray_getLastErrorText(objHandle: HCkStringArray; outPropVal: HCkString); stdcall;
function CkStringArray__lastErrorText(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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LastErrorXml
procedure CkStringArray_getLastErrorXml(objHandle: HCkStringArray; outPropVal: HCkString); stdcall;
function CkStringArray__lastErrorXml(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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LastMethodSuccess
function CkStringArray_getLastMethodSuccess(objHandle: HCkStringArray): wordbool; stdcall;
procedure CkStringArray_putLastMethodSuccess(objHandle: HCkStringArray; newPropVal: wordbool); stdcall;

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of True indicates success, a value of False indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

  • Any method that returns a string.
  • Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
  • Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = True and failure = False.
  • Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to True. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

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Length
function CkStringArray_getLength(objHandle: HCkStringArray): Integer; stdcall;

The number of strings contained within the internal collection. (Identical to the Count property.)

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Trim
function CkStringArray_getTrim(objHandle: HCkStringArray): wordbool; stdcall;
procedure CkStringArray_putTrim(objHandle: HCkStringArray; newPropVal: wordbool); stdcall;

If True, whitespace, including carriage-returns and linefeeds, are automatically removed from the beginning and end of a string when added to the collection.

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Unique
function CkStringArray_getUnique(objHandle: HCkStringArray): wordbool; stdcall;
procedure CkStringArray_putUnique(objHandle: HCkStringArray; newPropVal: wordbool); stdcall;

If True, then duplicates are not allowed. When an attempt is made to insert a string that already exists, the duplicate insertion is silently suppressed and no error is returned. The default value is False.

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VerboseLogging
function CkStringArray_getVerboseLogging(objHandle: HCkStringArray): wordbool; stdcall;
procedure CkStringArray_putVerboseLogging(objHandle: HCkStringArray; newPropVal: wordbool); stdcall;

If set to True, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is False. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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Version
procedure CkStringArray_getVersion(objHandle: HCkStringArray; outPropVal: HCkString); stdcall;
function CkStringArray__version(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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Methods

Append
function CkStringArray_Append(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    str: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Appends a string to the end of the internal ordered collection.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AppendSerialized
function CkStringArray_AppendSerialized(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    encodedStr: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Appends multiple strings to the end of the internal ordered collection. The encodedStr is what is returned from the Serialize method (see below).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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Clear
procedure CkStringArray_Clear(objHandle: HCkStringArray) stdcall;

Remove all strings from the internal collection.

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Contains
function CkStringArray_Contains(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    str: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Returns True if the string is present in the internal collection. The string comparisons are case sensitive.

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Find
function CkStringArray_Find(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    findStr: PWideChar;
    startIndex: Integer): Integer; stdcall;

Finds the index of the first string equal to findStr. The search begins at startIndex. If the string is not found, -1 is returned. The first string in the array is at index 0.

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FindFirstMatch
function CkStringArray_FindFirstMatch(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    matchPattern: PWideChar;
    startIndex: Integer): Integer; stdcall;

Finds the first string that matches the matchPattern. The search begins at startIndex. If the string is not found, -1 is returned. The first string in the array is at index 0.

The matchPattern may contain zero or more asterisk chars, each of which matches 0 or more of any character.

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GetString
function CkStringArray_GetString(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer;
    outStr: HCkString): wordbool; stdcall;
function CkStringArray__getString(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer): PWideChar; stdcall;

Returns the string at an indexed location within the internal collection. The first string is located at index 0.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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GetStringLen
function CkStringArray_GetStringLen(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer): Integer; stdcall;

Returns Nth string's length, in characters. The first string is located at index 0.

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InsertAt
procedure CkStringArray_InsertAt(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer;
    str: PWideChar) stdcall;

Inserts a string into the internal collection at a specified index. Using index 0 will insert at the beginning.

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LastString
function CkStringArray_LastString(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    outStr: HCkString): wordbool; stdcall;
function CkStringArray__lastString(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Returns the last string in the internal collection.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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LoadFromFile
function CkStringArray_LoadFromFile(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    path: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Loads strings from a file (one per line) into the internal collection. It is assumed the file contains ANSI strings. To load from a file containing non-ANSI strings (such as utf-8), call LoadFromFile2 instead.

Note: This method appends the strings in path to the existing collection of strings contained in this object.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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LoadFromFile2
function CkStringArray_LoadFromFile2(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    path: PWideChar;
    charset: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Loads strings from a file (one per line) into the internal collection. The charset specifies the character encoding (such as utf-8) of the strings contained in the file.

Note: This method appends the strings in path to the existing collection of strings contained in this object.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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LoadFromText
procedure CkStringArray_LoadFromText(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    str: PWideChar) stdcall;

Loads strings from an in-memory string (one per line) into the internal collection.

Note: This method appends the strings in str to the existing collection of strings contained in this object.

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LoadTaskResult
function CkStringArray_LoadTaskResult(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    task: HCkTask): wordbool; stdcall;
Introduced in version 9.5.0.52

Loads the string collection from a completed asynchronous task.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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Pop
function CkStringArray_Pop(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    outStr: HCkString): wordbool; stdcall;
function CkStringArray__pop(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Returns the last string and removes it from the internal collection.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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Prepend
procedure CkStringArray_Prepend(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    str: PWideChar) stdcall;

Adds a string to the beginning of the internal collection.

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Remove
procedure CkStringArray_Remove(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    str: PWideChar) stdcall;

Removes all strings equal to the string argument from the internal collection.

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RemoveAt
function CkStringArray_RemoveAt(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer): wordbool; stdcall;

Removes the string at a particular index.

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ReplaceAt
procedure CkStringArray_ReplaceAt(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer;
    str: PWideChar) stdcall;
Introduced in version 9.5.0.52

Replaces the string at a specified index.

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SaveNthToFile
function CkStringArray_SaveNthToFile(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer;
    saveToPath: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Saves the Nth string in the collection to a file.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SaveToFile
function CkStringArray_SaveToFile(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    path: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Saves the collection of strings to a file, one string per line. Strings are saved using the ANSI charset. (Call SaveToFile2 to specify a charset, such as "utf-8")

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SaveToFile2
function CkStringArray_SaveToFile2(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    saveToPath: PWideChar;
    charset: PWideChar): wordbool; stdcall;

Saves the collection of strings to a file, one string per line. Strings are saved using the specified charset.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SaveToText
function CkStringArray_SaveToText(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    outStr: HCkString): wordbool; stdcall;
function CkStringArray__saveToText(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Writes the collection of strings to a single string, one per line (separated by CRLF line endings).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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Serialize
function CkStringArray_Serialize(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    outStr: HCkString): wordbool; stdcall;
function CkStringArray__serialize(objHandle: HCkStringArray): PWideChar; stdcall;

Returns an string which is an encoded representation of all the strings in the collection. The string collection can be re-created by calling the AppendSerialized method.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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Sort
procedure CkStringArray_Sort(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    ascending: wordbool) stdcall;

Sorts the strings in the collection in ascending or descending order. To sort in ascending order, set ascending to True, otherwise set ascending equal to False.

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SplitAndAppend
procedure CkStringArray_SplitAndAppend(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    str: PWideChar;
    boundary: PWideChar) stdcall;

Splits a string at a character or substring boundary and adds each resulting string to the internal collection.

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StrAt
function CkStringArray_StrAt(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer;
    outStr: HCkString): wordbool; stdcall;
function CkStringArray__strAt(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    index: Integer): PWideChar; stdcall;

Returns the string at a specific index.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

See the notes about PWideChar memory ownership and validity.

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Subtract
procedure CkStringArray_Subtract(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    stringArrayObj: HCkStringArray) stdcall;

Subtracts the strings contained within stringArrayObj from the caller's internal collection.

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Union
procedure CkStringArray_Union(objHandle: HCkStringArray;
    stringArrayObj: HCkStringArray) stdcall;

Performs the union set-operator. The result is that the caller will have a string collection that is the union of itself and stringArrayObj.

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