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# WideCharToStrVar

Convert a null-terminated array of widechar to an ansistring

## Declaration

Source position: ustringh.inc line 43

`procedure WideCharToStrVar(`
`S: PWideChar;`
`out Dest: UnicodeString`
`); procedure WideCharToStrVar(`
`S: PWideChar;`
`out Dest: AnsiString`
`);`

## Description

WideCharToString converts the null-terminated widechar array S to an ansistring or Unicode string, and returns the resulting string in Dest.

## Errors

No validity checking is performed on S. Passing an invalid pointer, or an improperly terminated array may lead to access violations.

## See also

StringToWideChar |  | Convert a string to an array of widechars.
WideCharToString |  | Convert a null-terminated array of widechar to an unicodestring
WideCharLenToStrVar |  | Convert a length-limited array of widechar to an ansistring
WideCharLenToString |  | Convert a length-limited array of widechar to an unicodestring