BinaryStream.ReadPString Function

Reads a Pascal string from the stream and returns it as a String. The optional parameter Encoding enables you to specify the encoding to be defined on the returned string.

Syntax

result = BinaryStream.ReadPString( [Encoding] )

Parameters

Encoding

TextEncoding (Optional)

Return Value

Result

String

Notes

Use the Encodings object to specify the text encoding. If you omit this parameter (or pass Nil), then the encoding of the returned string will be Nil.