What is AnsiString?

[Michael Bell]

I have just done (but done badly in) the Open University course
"MT262: Putting computers to work". Borland Builder 5 is supplied as
part of the course. It uses the data-type AnsiString for strings of
text. I cannot find this data-type in any reference book. What is
AnsiString? Is it a Borland special, has there been a change in
standards, is there some dark and deep bit of computer politics about
it?

Michael Bell

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[red floyd]

I have just done (but done badly in) the Open University course
"MT262: Putting computers to work". Borland Builder 5 is supplied as
part of the course. It uses the data-type AnsiString for strings of
text. I cannot find this data-type in any reference book. What is
AnsiString? Is it a Borland special, has there been a change in
standards, is there some dark and deep bit of computer politics about
it?

It's Borland specific. Check one of the Borland newsgroups.

 

[Joe Greer]

I have just done (but done badly in) the Open University course
"MT262: Putting computers to work". Borland Builder 5 is supplied as
part of the course. It uses the data-type AnsiString for strings of
text. I cannot find this data-type in any reference book. What is
AnsiString? Is it a Borland special, has there been a change in
standards, is there some dark and deep bit of computer politics about
it?

Michael Bell

I don't know for sure what AnsiString is, but the standard strings are
std::string and std::wstring (for narrow and wide strings).

joe

 

[Michael Bell]

In message <[email protected]>

It's Borland specific. Check one of the Borland newsgroups.

My worst fears confirmed. It's what I've learned to use. But thank you
for telling me straight.

Michael Bell


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[Michael Bell]

In message <[email protected]>

I don't know for sure what AnsiString is, but the standard strings are
std::string and std::wstring (for narrow and wide strings).

joe

Yup, I'll just have to learn how to use them. As if I wasn't
struggling enough! But better to know now than later!

Michael Bel


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[DJ]

Yup, I'll just have to learn how to use them. As if I wasn't
struggling enough! But better to know now than later!

Don't worry, there is not much diff between these two anyway.