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Using delphi 7: How can I add an integer to the object portion of a stringlist item, using AddObject ? How can I retrieve the integer back from a object property of stringlist item? How do I free all objects and list when done? Q: How can i add an integer to the object portion of a stringlist item, using AddObject? A: Just cast the integer value to TObject List.AddObject('A string',TObject(1)); Q: How can a retrieve the integer back from a object property of stringlist item? A: Cast to integer the Object Value AValue := Integer(List.Objects[i]); Q: How do i free all objects and list when done?

Why variables are declared as TStrings and created as TStringList ? eg: the var sl is declared as TStrings but created as TStringList var sl : TStrings; begin sl := TStringList.Create; // add string values... sl.Add( 'Delphi' ); sl.Add( '2.01' ); // get string value using its index // sl.Strings( 0 ) will return // 'Delphi' MessageDlg( sl.Strings[ 0 ], mtInformation, [mbOk], 0 ); sl.Free; end; To my mind that is rather pointless albeit completely harmless. You could perfectly well declare sl to be TStringList and I would always do it that way. For a reader of the code it makes the list of

I implemented language translation in an application by putting all strings at runtime in a TStringList with: procedure PopulateStringList; begin EnglishStringList.Append('CAN_T_FIND_FILE=It is not possible to find the file'); EnglishStringList.Append('DUMMY=Just a dummy record'); // total of 2000 record appended in the same way EnglishStringList.Sorted := True; // Updated comment: this is USELESS! end; Then I get the translation using: function GetTranslation(ResStr:String):String; var iIndex : Integer; begin iIndex := -1; iIndex := EnglishStringList.IndexOfName(ResStr); if iIndex >= 0 then

what is the difference in using a standard type sl: TStringList compared to using a generic TList type sl: TList<string> ? As far as I can see, both behave exactly the same. Is it just another way of doing the same thing? Are there situations where one would be better than the other? Thanks! TStringList is a descendant of TStrings. TStringList knows how to sort itself alphabetically. TStringList has an Objects property. TStringList doesn't make your code incompatible with all previous versions of Delphi. TStringList can be used as a published property. (A bug prevents generic classes from

I am having trouble with the delimiter in the TStringList Class. Take a look: var s: string; sl: TStringList; begin sl := TStringList.Create; s := 'Users^foo bar^bar foo^foobar^barfoo'; sl.Delimiter := '^'; sl.DelimitedText := s; ShowMessage(sl[1]); end; sl[1] SHOULD return 'foo bar' sl[1] DOES return 'foo' It seems that the delimiter is now '^' AND ' ' Any ideas? Roee Adler You should set s1.StrictDelimiter := True for spaces not to be considered delimiters, more info here . Since you work in a version that does not support the above (as was clarified after the answer was submitted), you have