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TcxValueType.PrepareValueBuffer(PAnsiChar) Method

Casts the specified pointer to a memory buffer to the required pointer type.

Declaration

class procedure PrepareValueBuffer(var ABuffer: PAnsiChar); virtual;

Parameters

Name Type Description
ABuffer PAnsiChar

The pointer to a memory buffer.

Remarks

Only the following TcxValueType class descendants implement the PrepareValueBuffer procedure:

TcxBLOBValueType
Implements functionality related to the BLOB (Binary Large OBject) type in DevExpress data controllers and other data-related APIs.
TcxStringValueType
Implements functionality related to the Unicode string type in DevExpress data controllers and other data-related APIs.
TcxWideStringValueType
Implements functionality related to the wide string type in DevExpress data controllers and other data-related APIs.
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