Name
Resourcestring Keyword
Syntax
resourcestringName
=String
; ... ;
Description
A resourcestring
declaration is similar to a
const
declaration for a string, except that the
string value is stored in a string table resource. You use the
Name
in your code the same way you would
use any string-type constant. The compiler replaces the string
constant with a call to LoadResString
to load the
resource at runtime.
Tips and Tricks
Use
resourcestring
declarations for any string that can be localized: error messages, prompts, and so on. This is especially important if you are writing components or other third-party software. You should expect your component to be used in an application that requires localization, and plan ahead. Delphi automatically loads the string from the locale-specific resource DLL, if one is available.If you create a
resourcestring
that is used as a format string (say, for theSysUtils.Format
function), always include position specifiers. This helps the translator who might need to rearrange the order of the parameters when translating the string to a foreign language.Delphi assigns the resource identifiers automatically. This means you can use
resourcestring
s in any unit without worrying about conflicts of resource identifiers. It also means that the resource identifiers can change every time you rebuild the project.The address of a
resourcestring
is aPResStringRec
pointer, which you can use at runtime to obtain the resource identifier.
Example
// Copy a file. procedure ...
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