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Definition (Delphi 6,2009,2010):
function StringToGUID(const S: string): TGUID;
StringToGUID is a function which converts a string in the form of a GUID into the TGUID data structure.
On succes it will return the TGUID with the converted data.
On failing an EConvertError will be raised
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Examples[]
var
NewGUID: TGUID;
begin
{ Create a new GUID and convert it to a TGUID }
NewGUID := StringToGUID(CreateClassID);
end;
See Also[]
- GUIDToString
- TGUID
- CreateClassID
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