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Reference for unit 'Masks'

Contains classes for matching file names to file masks.

uses

  Classes,

  sysutils,

  Contnrs,

  LazUtilsStrConsts,

  

Resource strings used in the LazUtils package.

  LazUTF8;

  

Number of characters (codepoints) to get from the string.

Overview

masks.pas contains classes, types, and routines used implement file masks. File masks are patterns used to match file names found on the local file system. Support is provided for both UNIX- and Windows-style file masks. The unit includes utility functions to compare one or more file names to a given mask, including: MatchesMask, MatchesWindowsMask, MatchesMaskList, and MatchesWindowsMaskList.

Related topics

MasksOverview

  

Masks Overview.