function StringOfChar ( RepeatCharacter : Char; RepeatCount : Integer ) : string;
Description
The StringOfChar function creates a new string of length RepeatCount, filled by RepeatCharacter characters.
This function avoids the need for a for loop, or tedious typing.
Related commands
Concat Concatenates one or more strings into one string
Copy Create a copy of part of a string or an array
Delete Delete a section of characters from a string
DupeString Creates a string containing copies of a substring
Insert Insert a string into another string
Move Copy bytes of data from a source to a destination
SetString Copies characters from a buffer into a string
StringReplace Replace one or more substrings found within a string
StuffString Replaces a part of one string with another
WrapText Add line feeds into a string to simulate word wrap
Example code : Display a heading with underline characters beneath
var
text, line : string;
begin
// Write a heading with -'s as underline characters
text := '1.An introduction to life as we know it';
line := StringOfChar('-', Length(text));
// Display our underlined heading
ShowMessage(text);
ShowMessage(line);
end;
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1.An introduction to life as we know it
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