PA_GetArrayStringSize

version 2003

PA_GetArrayStringSize (array) → short

The routine PA_GetArrayStringSize returns the maximum size that an element of the string array array can have.

Knowing the maximum size of a string is useful in preventing memory overlap when writing a string in an array. If the source string is too long, you will need to cut it.

If array is not a eVK_ArrayString , the routine returns 0.

Truncate a string if it is too long to fit in the array.

   void mySetArrayString( PA_Variable v, long idx, char *s )
   {
      short max = PA_GetArrayStringSize( v );
      TruncateString( s, max );
      PA_SetStringInArray( v, idx, s );
   }
 
   // generic truncation depending on String Settings
   void TruncateString( char *s, short max)
   {
      if ( PA_GetUserStringKind() == eSK_CString )
      {
         if ( max < strlen(s) )
            strlen[max + 1] = 0;
      }
      else
      {
         if ( s[0] > max )
            s[0] = max;
      }
   }

None.