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The MaxInt constant gives the largest allowed value for an Integer.
The value is normally (2^32)-1 = 2,147,483,647 but is not guaranteed to be so in all Delphi releases.
It is often used when the size of something, such as an array, is unknown.
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Example code : Copying the trailing characters of a string |
var
Source, Target : string;
begin
Source := 'Assume that we do not know how long this string is';
// Copy all characters from the 8th onwards
Target := Copy(Source, 8, MaxInt);
ShowMessage('Source : '+Source);
ShowMessage('Target : '+Target);
end;
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Source : Assume that we do not know how long this string is
Target : that we do not know how long this string is
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