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

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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.

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '10 at 17:33

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

answered Jun 17 '10 at 17:33

Mason Wheeler

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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. – Gerry Coll Jun 17 '10 at 21:33

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 17 '10 at 17:34

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

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 18 '10 at 09:47

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

answered Jun 18 '10 at 09:47

Ryan

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

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