• Note:
    Everywhere is written estring or estr MUST be used E-Strings, not normal strings. If you wont fulfil it, your program may in better case do strange shings and in worse case crash your computer.

  • NewEStr(length)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This allocated memory and header for an EString with a <length>.

  • RemEStr(estring)
    This frees memory and header of estring.

  • EStrCopy(estring,string,length=-1)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function copies <length> characters from <string> to <estring>. If <length>=-1, whole <str> is copied.

  • StrCopy(string,str,length=-1)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function copies <length> characters from <str> to <string>. If <length>=-1, whole <str> is copied. Be sure that the <string> is long enough.

  • EStrAdd(estring,string,length=-1)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function adds <string> of <length> to the end of the <estring>. If <length>=-1, whole <string> is copied.

  • StrAdd(string,str,length=-1)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function adds <str> of <length> to the end of the <string>. If <length>=-1, whole <str> is copied. Be sure that the <string> is long enough.

  • EStrLen(estring)(LONG)
    This function returns length of the <estring>. It is much faster than StrLen(), but it can be used only with E-Strings.

  • StrLen(string)(LONG)
    This function returns length of the <string>. It can be used also for E-Strings, but it is much slower than EStrLen().

  • EStrMax(estring)(LONG)
    This function returns maximum length of the <estring> excluding last zero byte.

  • SetEStr(estring,length)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function sets <estring>'s length to <length>. It is needed if you do some operations with the <estring> without E-String functions.

  • ReEStr(estring)(PTR TO CHAR)
    Same as SetEStr() but length is got via zero byte finding.

  • EStringF(estring,formatstr,arguments)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function generates formated <estring>. Where <arguments> are same types as used in <formatstr>.

  • StringF(string,formatstr,arguments)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function generates formated <string>. Where <arguments> are same types as used in <formatstr>. Be sure that the <string> is long enough.

  • LowerStr(string)(PTR TO CHAR)
    All characters of <string> are converted to lower case.

  • UpperStr(string)(PTR TO CHAR)
    All characters of <string> are converted to upper case.

  • InStr(string,str,startpos=0)(LONG)
    This functions return position of <str> in <string> starting at position defined by <startpos> or -1 if not found.

  • MidEStr(estring,string,startpos,length=-1)
    This functions copies <length> characters from <string> started at <startpos> to the <estring>. If <length>=-1 all characters are copied.

  • RightEStr(estring,estr,length)
    This functions copies <length> right characters from <estr> string into the <estring>.

  • StrCmp(str1,str2,length=-1)
    This compares <str1> and <str2> of the <length> and returns -1 if <str1>=<str2> else 0. If <length>=-1 whole string is compared.

  • OStrCmp(str1,str2,length=-1)
    This compares <str1> and <str2> of the <length> and returns 1 if <str1>><str2>, 0 if <str1>=<str2> and -1 if <str1><<str2>. If <length>=-1 whole string is compared.

  • ReadEStr(fh,estring)
    This reads string from filehandle <fh>. String is read byte by byte until "\n" or "\0" reached. All characters are copied into <estring>.

  • TrimStr(string)
    "\n", "\t", " " and similar characters will be skiped in the <string> and returned. 
      str:='\t  \nHello\n'
  str:=TrimStr(str)

    now <str> contain 'Hello\n' only. Note: if source was E-String, result is not an E-String.

  • IsAlpha(byte)(BOOL)
    Returns TRUE if <byte> is an alphabetical letter, otherwise FALSE.

  • IsNum(byte)(BOOL)
    Returns TRUE if <byte> is a number letter, otherwise FALSE.

  • IsHex(byte)(BOOL)
    Returns TRUE if <byte> is a hexa-decimal number letter, otherwise FALSE.

  • IsBin(byte)(BOOL)
    Returns TRUE if <byte> is a binary number letter, otherwise FALSE.

  • Val(str:PTR TO CHAR,startpos=0)(LONG,LONG)
    This functions returns a number which is generated from the <str>. Currently is able to use binary(eg: %1011100), hexadecimal (eg: $12ab34dc) and decimal (eg: 123) numbers. If you specify <startpos> the number generation will start on this position. If string contains illegal characters this will probably return an illegal value. If the <str> begins with ' ', '\n' or '\t' characters, all of these will be skipped.
    From 0.16, it returns also end position of read number: num,pos:=Val(str,pos) will return position in str after the number.

  • RealVal(str:PTR TO CHAR,startpos=0)(DOUBLE,LONG)
    This function is similar to Val(), but it is usable only with floats. Currently is able only to convert strings with format of '[-]x.y', so no exponent alloved. If the <str> begins with ' ', '\n' or '\t' characters, all of these will be skipped.
    From 0.16, it returns also end position of read number: num,pos:=RealVal(str,pos) will return position in str after the number.

  • RealStr(str:PTR TO CHAR,num:DOUBLE,count=1)(PTR TO CHAR)
    This function generates <str> from given <num> with <count> of digits after the point. Currently does not allow exponents.

  • RealEStr(estr:PTR TO CHAR,num:DOUBLE,count=1)(PTR TO CHAR)
    Same as RealStr(), only generates an E-String.

  • LoChar(character:LONG)(LONG)
    The <character> will be converted to lower case and returned.

  • HiChar(character:LONG)(LONG)
    The <character> will be converted to upper case and returned.