Title: The return of the Writeln
Question: How can I use something like the old "writeln" for memolines.
Answer:
// Saw delphi 3000 article "How to convert values in any type
// do string value ? " based on that added function sWriteln
// varying number of parameters in brackets [], just a small thing
unit WUtils;
interface
uses sysutils, classes;
// Now presenting on a screen in front of YOU, to be short
// .... the return of the WRITELN ....
// for memo1.lines
// [well almost, nobody is perfect], just basics, idea seems to work,
// extra formatting options can be included. Slower then standard routines
// WimdW 2010-02-02
// Example howto use:
// i:=2;x:=2.2;
// old:
// memo1.lines.add('Old = i: '+IntToStr(i)+'x: '+FloatToStr(x));
// use ToStr, easy to remember
// memo1.lines.add('ToStr= i: '+ToStr(i)+'x: '+ToStr(x));
// use SWriteln([]) for more compact code lines
// memo1.lines.add(sWriteln(['sWrt= i: ',i,' x: ',x]));
// use lWriteln([]) for lines.add
// lWriteln(memo1.lines,['lWrt = i: ',i,' x: ',x]);
function ToStr(Value: Variant): String;
// writes, returns a String
function sWriteln(aArgs : Array Of Const) : string;
// writes, adds a Line
procedure Lwriteln( lines : Tstrings; aArgs : Array Of Const);
implementation
// Marcelo Torres www.delphi3000.com/articles/article_1540.asp?SK=
// and comments
function ToStr(Value: Variant): String;
begin
//actually, variants know how to convert themselves to strings
result:=value;
(*
// for more detailed formatting:
case TVarData(Value).VType of
varSmallInt,
varInteger : Result := IntToStr(Value);
varSingle,
varDouble,
varCurrency : Result := FloatToStr(Value);
varDate : Result := FormatDateTime('dd/mm/yyyy', Value);
varBoolean : if Value then Result := 'T' else Result := 'F';
varString : Result := Value;
else Result := '';
end;
*)
end;
// Rudy Velthuis www.rvelthuis.de/articles/articles-openarr.html
Function ElementOfConst(aIndex: Integer; aArray: Array Of Const): Variant;
begin
with aArray[aIndex] do
case VType of
vtInteger: Result := VInteger;
vtBoolean: Result := vBoolean;
vtChar: Result := VChar;
vtExtended: Result := vExtended^;
vtString: Result := VString^;
vtPChar: Result := StrPas(VPChar);
vtObject: Result := VObject.ClassName;
vtClass: Result := VClass.ClassName;
vtAnsiString: Result := String(VAnsiString);
vtCurrency: Result := VCurrency^;
vtVariant: Result := VVariant^;
vtInt64: Result := VInt64^;
end;
end;
function sWriteln(aArgs : Array Of Const) : string;
var
i : integer;
v : variant;
str : string;
begin
str:='';
for i:=0 to High (aArgs) do begin
v:=ElementOfConst(i,aArgs);
str:=str+tostr(v);
end;
result:=str;
end;
procedure lWriteln( lines : Tstrings; aArgs : Array Of Const);
begin
lines.add(sWriteln(aArgs));
end;
end.