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

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Daisetsu picture Daisetsu · Jun 17, 2010 · Viewed 8.4k times · Source

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.

Answer

Mason Wheeler picture Mason Wheeler · Jun 17, 2010

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

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