JCL Help:PathCommonPrefix

 JCL Help: PathCommonPrefix Function

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Summary

Compares two paths for a common prefix.

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 function PathCommonPrefix(const Path1: string; const Path2: string): Integer;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
const Path1: string	The first path name
const Path2: string	The second path name

Return Value

The number of common prefix characters.

Description

PathCommonPrefix compares the two paths to determine if they have a common prefix. The function returns the number of prefix characters they have in common. For example, if Path1 is 'c:winntsystem32' and Path 2 is 'c:winntsystem' the result will be 9 which equals 'c:winnt'.

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JclFileUtils

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Marcel van Brakel

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