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# StrLFmt

Format a string with given arguments, but with limited length.

## Declaration

Source position: sysstrh.inc line 157

`function StrLFmt(`
`Buffer: PCHar;`
`Maxlen: Cardinal;`
`Fmt: PChar;`
`const args: array of Const`
`):Pchar; function StrLFmt(`
`Buffer: PCHar;`
`Maxlen: Cardinal;`
`Fmt: PChar;`
`const args: array of Const;`
`const FormatSettings: TFormatSettings`
`):Pchar;`

## Description

StrLFmt will format fmt with Args, as the Format function does, and it will store maximally Maxlen characters of the result in Buffer. The function returns Buffer. Buffer should point to enough space to contain MaxLen characters.

## Errors

for a list of errors, see Format.

## See also

StrFmt |  | Format a string with given arguments, store the result in a buffer.
FmtStr |  | Format a string with given arguments.
Format |  | Format a string with given arguments.
FormatBuf |  | Format a string with given arguments and store the result in a buffer.

## Example

    Program Example80;

    { This program demonstrates the StrFmt function }

    Uses sysutils;

    Var S : AnsiString;

    Begin
      SetLEngth(S,80);
      Writeln (StrLFmt (@S[1],80,'For some nice examples of fomatting see %s.',['Format']));
    End.