Parsing a string using a delimiter to a TStringList, seems to also parse on spaces (Delphi)

Question

I have a simple string which is delimited by some character, let's say a comma. I should be able to create a TStringList and set it's delimiter to a comma then set the DelimitedText to the text I want to parse and it should be automaticlly parsed.

The problem is when I look at the output it also includes spaces as delimiters and chops up my results. How can I avoid this, or is there a better way to do this.

Feder

Answer 1

There's a StrictDelimiter property on the TStringList. Set it to True and it will only parse on the delimiter, not the spaces.

Fernand

Note: This is only available from Delphi 2005 (or 2006) only. If you are using an older version, you can create your own subclass of TStringList with a "StrictDelimitedText" property. Unfortunately SetDelimitedText is both private and non-virtual (in D7 at least) so you can't override it. – Stockbroker

Answer 2

That's standard, documented behavior of the TStrings.DelimitedText property. You want to set the StrictDelimiter property to true to disable that behavior.

Susansusana

Answer 3

You can have a look on the function "ExtractStrings" , if you are using d7

Pasteur