Unit 'System'	Package
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Reference for unit 'System': Procedures and functions

`Abs`		Calculate absolute value.
`AbstractError`		Generate an abstract error.
`AcquireExceptionObject`		Obtain a reference to the current exception object.
`add(variant,variant):variant`		Implement addition `(+)` operation on variants.
`AddExitProc`		Add an exit procedure to the exit procedure chain.
`Addr`		Return address of a variable.
`Align`		Return aligned version of an address.
`AllocMem`		Allocate and clear memory.
`AnsiToUtf8`		Convert ansi string to UTF-8 string.
`Append`		Open a file in append mode.
`ArcTan`		Calculate inverse tangent.
`ArrayStringToPPchar`		Concert an array of string to an array of null-terminated strings.
`Assert`		Check validity of a given condition.
`Assign`		Assign a name to a file.
`assign(AnsiChar):olevariant`
`assign(AnsiChar):variant`
`assign(Comp):olevariant`		Assign a comp-precision float to an ole-variant.
`assign(Comp):variant`		Assign a comp-precision float to a variant.
`assign(extended):olevariant`		Assign an extended-precision float to an ole-variant.
`assign(extended):variant`		Assign an extended-precision float to a variant.
`assign(NativeInt):variant`
`assign(NativeUInt):variant`
`assign(olevariant):AnsiChar`
`assign(olevariant):Comp`		Assign an ole- variant to a comp-precision float.
`assign(olevariant):extended`		Assign an ole- variant to an extended-precision float.
`assign(olevariant):Real`		Assign an ole- variant to a real-precision float.
`assign(olevariant):single`		Assign an ole- variant to a single-precision float.
`assign(olevariant):UnicodeString`		Assign an ole-variant to a unicode string.
`assign(Real):olevariant`		Assign a real-precision float to an ole-variant.
`assign(Real):variant`		Assign a real-precision float to a variant.
`assign(Real48):extended`
`assign(single):olevariant`		Assign a single-precision float to an ole-variant.
`assign(single):variant`		Assign a single-precision float to a variant.
`assign(UCS4String):variant`		Assign UCS4String to a variant, performing the necessary conversions.
`assign(UnicodeString):olevariant`		Assign a unicodestring to an ole-variant.
`assign(UnicodeString):variant`		Assign UnicodeString to a variant, performing the necessary conversions.
`assign(UTF8String):variant`		Assign an UTF-8 string to a variant, performing the necessary conversions.
`assign(variant):AnsiChar`
`assign(variant):Comp`		Assign a variant to a comp-precision float.
`assign(variant):extended`		Assign a variant to a extended-precision float.
`assign(variant):NativeInt`
`assign(variant):NativeUInt`
`assign(variant):Real`		Assign a variant to a real-precision float.
`assign(variant):single`		Assign a variant to a single-precision float.
`assign(variant):unicodestring`		Assign a variant to a unicodestring.
`assign(variant):UTF8String`		Assign a variant to an UTF8String.
`Assigned`		Check if a pointer is valid.
`AtomicCmpExchange`
`AtomicDecrement`
`AtomicExchange`
`AtomicIncrement`
`BasicEventCreate`		Obsolete. Don't use.
`BasicEventDestroy`		Obsolete. Don't use.
`BasicEventResetEvent`		Obsolete. Don't use.
`BasicEventSetEvent`		Obsolete. Don't use.
`BasicEventWaitFor`		Obsolete. Don't use.
`BeginThread`		Start a new thread.
`BEtoN`		Convert Big Endian-ordered integer to Native-ordered integer.
`BinStr`		Convert integer to string with binary representation.
`BitSizeOf`		Return size (in bits) of a variable or type.
`BlockRead`		Read data from an untyped file into memory.
`BlockWrite`		Write data from memory to an untyped file.
`Break`		Exit current loop construct.
`BsfByte`		Return the position of the rightmost set bit in an 8-bit value.
`BsfDWord`		Return the position of the rightmost set bit in a 32-bit value.
`BsfQWord`		Return the position of the rightmost set bit in a 64-bit value.
`BsfWord`		Return the position of the rightmost set bit in a 16-bit value.
`BsrByte`		Return the position of the leftmost set bit in an 8-bit value.
`BsrDWord`		Return the position of the leftmost set bit in a 32-bit value.
`BsrQWord`		Return the position of the leftmost set bit in a 64-bit value.
`BsrWord`		Return the position of the leftmost set bit in a 16-bit value.
`CaptureBacktrace`		Return stack trace.
`ChDir`		Change current working directory.
`Close`		Close a file.
`CloseThread`		Close a thread and free up resources used by the thread.
`CompareByte`		Compare 2 memory buffers byte per byte.
`CompareChar`		compare 2 memory buffers character per character.
`CompareChar0`		Compare two buffers character by character till a null-character is reached.
`CompareDWord`		Compare 2 memory buffers DWord per DWord.
`CompareWord`		Compare 2 memory buffers word per word.
`Concat`		Append one string or dynamic array to another.
`Continue`		Continue with next loop cycle.
`Copy`		Copy part of a string or dynamic array.
`CopyArray`		Copy managed-type elements in array.
`Cos`		Calculate cosine of angle.
`CSeg`		Return code segment.
`Dec`		Decrease value of variable.
`Default`		Return Default initialized value.
`DefaultAnsi2UnicodeMove`		Standard widestring manager callback.
`DefaultAnsi2WideMove`		Standard implementation of Ansi to Widestring conversion routine.
`DefaultUnicode2AnsiMove`		Standard widestring manager callback.
`Delete`		Delete elements (characters) from a string or dynamic array.
`Dispose`		Free dynamically allocated memory.
`divide(variant,variant):variant`		Implement division `(/)` operation on variants.
`DoneCriticalSection`		Clean up a critical section.
`DoneThread`		End the current thread.
`DSeg`		Return data segment.
`DumpExceptionBacktrace`		Create backtrace.
`Dump_Stack`		Dump stack to the given text file.
`DynArrayAssign`
`DynArrayBounds`		Return the bounds of the dynamic array.
`DynArrayClear`		Clears a dynamic array.
`DynArrayDim`		Return the number of dimensions in a dynamic array.
`DynArrayIndex`		Return pointer to indicated element.
`DynArraySetLength`		Set the length of a dynamic array.
`DynArraySize`		Return length of dynamic array.
`EmptyMethod`		Empty method alias.
`EndThread`		End the current thread.
`EnterCriticalSection`		Enter a critical section.
`EnumModules`
`EnumResourceLanguages`		Enumerate available languages for a resource of given type and name.
`EnumResourceNames`		Enumerate available resource names for a specified resource type.
`EnumResourceTypes`		Enumerate available resource types.
`EOF`		Check for end of file.
`EOLn`		Check for end of line.
`equal(variant,variant):Boolean`		Implement `=` (equality) operation on variants.
`Erase`		Delete a file from disk.
`Error`		Generate run-time error.
`Exclude`		Exclude element from a set if it is present.
`Exit`		Exit current subroutine.
`Exp`		Exponentiate.
`Fail`		Fail a constructor.
`FilePos`		Get position in file.
`FileSize`		Size of file.
`FillByte`		Fill memory region with 8-bit pattern.
`FillChar`		Fill memory region with certain character.
`FillDWord`		Fill memory region with 32-bit pattern.
`FillWord`		Fill memory region with 16-bit pattern.
`Finalize`		Finalize (clean up) memory block using RTTI.
`FinalizeArray`		Finalize managed-type elements in array.
`FindResource`		Locate a resource and return a handle to it.
`FindResourceEx`		Find a resource based on type, name, language.
`float_raise`		Raise floating point exception.
`Flush`		Write file buffers to disk.
`FlushThread`		Flush all standard files.
`FMADouble`		Internal function, do not use.
`FMAExtended`		Internal function, do not use.
`FMASingle`		Internal function, do not use.
`FPC_EH_Return_Data_Regno`
`FPower10`		Fast multiply with a power of 10.
`Frac`		Return fractional part of floating point value.
`FreeLibrary`		For compatibility with Delphi/Windows: Unload a library.
`Freemem`		Release allocated memory.
`Freememory`		Alias for FreeMem.
`FreeResource`		Free a loaded resource.
`Get8087CW`
`GetCPUCount`		Return the number of cores on the system.
`GetCurrentThreadId`		Return the id of the currently running thread.
`GetDir`		Return the current directory.
`GetDynLibsManager`		Return currently active dynamic library support handler.
`GetFPCHeapStatus`		Return FPC heap manager status information.
`GetFullName`
`GetHeapStatus`		Return the memory manager heap status.
`GetLoadErrorStr`		Return an error describing the last library loading error.
`GetMem`		Allocate new memory on the heap.
`GetMemory`		Alias for GetMem.
`GetMemoryManager`		Return current memory manager.
`GetMonitorManager`
`GetMXCSR`
`GetNativeFPUControlWord`
`GetProcAddress`		For compatibility with Delphi/Windows: Get the address of a procedure.
`GetProcedureAddress`		Get the address of a procedure or symbol in a dynamic library.
`GetProcessID`		Get the current process ID.
`GetResourceManager`		Return the currently active resource manager.
`GetSSECSR`
`GetTextAutoFlush`
`GetTextCodePage`		Get the codepage used in a text file.
`GetThreadID`		Get the current Thread ID.
`GetThreadManager`		Return the current thread manager.
`GetTypeKind`		Return type kind for a type.
`GetUnicodeStringManager`		Return a copy of the currently active UnicodeString manager.
`GetVariantManager`		Return the current variant manager.
`GetWideStringManager`		Return a copy of the currently active widestring manager.
`get_caller_addr`		Return the address of the caller.
`get_caller_frame`		Return the frame pointer of the caller.
`get_caller_stackinfo`		Return caller stack infomation.
`get_cmdline`		Return the command-line as a null-terminated string.
`get_frame`		Return the current frame.
`Get_pc_addr`		Get Program Counter address.
`greaterthan(variant,variant):Boolean`		Implement `>` (greater than) operation on variants.
`greaterthanorequal(variant,variant):Boolean`		Implement `>=` (greater than or equal) operation on variants.
`Halt`		Stop program execution.
`HexStr`		Convert integer value to string with hexadecimal representation.
`Hi`		Return high byte/word/nibble of value.
`High`		Return highest index of open array or enumerated.
`HINSTANCE`		Windows compatibility type for use in resources.
`Inc`		Increase value of integer variable.
`Include`		Include element in set if it was not yet present.
`IndexByte`		Search for a byte in a memory range.
`IndexChar`		Search for a character in a memory range.
`IndexChar0`		Return index of a character in null-terminated array of char.
`IndexDWord`		Search for a DWord value in a memory range.
`IndexQWord`		Return the position of a QWord in a memory range.
`Indexword`		Search for a WORD value in a memory range.
`InitCriticalSection`		Initialize a critical section.
`Initialize`		Initialize memory block using RTTI.
`InitializeArray`		Initialize managed-type elements in array.
`InitThread`		Initialize a thread.
`InitThreadVars`		Initialize threadvars.
`Insert`		Insert one string or dynamic array in another.
`Int`		Calculate integer part of floating point value.
`intdivide(variant,variant):variant`		Implement `div` (integer division) operation on variants.
`InterlockedCompareExchange`		Conditional exchange.
`InterlockedCompareExchange64`
`InterlockedCompareExchangePointer`		Compare pointers in an atomic operation.
`InterlockedDecrement`		Thread-safe decrement.
`InterlockedDecrement64`
`InterlockedExchange`		Exchange 2 integers in a thread-safe way.
`InterlockedExchange64`
`InterlockedExchangeAdd`		Thread-safe add and exchange of 2 values.
`InterlockedExchangeAdd64`
`InterlockedIncrement`		Thread-safe increment.
`InterlockedIncrement64`
`IOResult`		Return result of last file IO operation.
`IsConstValue`		Check if a value is an actual constant.
`IsDynArrayRectangular`		Check whether all dimensions have the same size.
`IsManagedType`		Check if a type is a managed type.
`IsMemoryManagerSet`		Is the memory manager set.
`Is_IntResource`		Check whether a resource is an internal resource.
`KillThread`		Kill a running thread.
`LazyInitThreading`
`LeaveCriticalSection`		Leave a critical section.
`leftshift(variant,variant):variant`		Implement binary `shl` operation on variants.
`Length`		Returns length of a string or array.
`lessthan(variant,variant):Boolean`		Implement `<` (less than) operation on variants.
`lessthanorequal(variant,variant):Boolean`		Implement `<=` (less than or equal) operation on variants.
`LEtoN`		Convert Little Endian-ordered integer to Native-ordered integer.
`Ln`		Calculate logarithm.
`Lo`		Return low nibble/byte/word of value.
`LoadLibrary`		Load a dynamic library and return a handle to it.
`LoadResource`		Load a resource for use.
`LocaleNameToCodePage`
`LockResource`		Lock a resource.
`logicaland(variant,variant):variant`		Implement logical/binary `and` operation on variants.
`logicalnot(variant):variant`		Implement logical/binary `not` operation on variants.
`logicalor(variant,variant):variant`		Implement logical/binary `or` operation on variants.
`logicalxor(variant,variant):variant`		Implement logical/binary `xor` operation on variants.
`longjmp`		Jump to address.
`Low`		Return lowest index of open array or enumerated.
`LowerCase`		Return lowercase version of a string.
`MakeLangID`		Create a language ID.
`MemSize`		Return the size of a memory block.
`MkDir`		Create a new directory.
`modulus(variant,variant):variant`		Implement `mod` (modulo) operation on variants.
`MonitorEnter`
`MonitorExit`
`MonitorPulse`
`MonitorPulseAll`
`MonitorTryEnter`
`MonitorWait`
`Move`		Move data from one location in memory to another.
`MoveChar0`		Move data till first zero character.
`multiply(variant,variant):variant`		Implement multiplication `(*)` operation on variants.
`negative(variant):variant`		Implement `-` (unary minus, negation) operation on variants.
`New`		Dynamically allocate memory for variable.
`NtoBE`		Convert Native-ordered integer to a Big Endian-ordered integer.
`NtoLE`		Convert Native-ordered integer to a Little Endian-ordered integer.
`Null`		Null variant.
`OctStr`		Convert integer to a string with octal representation.
`Odd`		Is a value odd or even ?
`Ofs`		Return offset of a variable.
`Ord`		Return ordinal value of an ordinal type.
`Pack`		Create packed array from normal array.
`ParamCount`		Return number of command-line parameters passed to the program.
`ParamStr`		Return value of a command-line argument.
`Pi`		Return the value of PI.
`PopCnt`		Count number of set bits.
`Pos`		Search for substring in a string.
`power(variant,variant):variant`		Implement power `(**)` operation on variants.
`Pred`		Return previous element for an ordinal type.
`Prefetch`		Prefetch a memory location.
`Ptr`		Combine segment and offset to pointer.
`RaiseList`		List of currently raised exceptions.
`Random`		Generate random number.
`Randomize`		Initialize random number generator.
`Read`		Read from a text file into variable.
`ReadBarrier`		Memory Read Barrier.
`ReadDependencyBarrier`		Memory Read Dependency Barrier.
`ReadLn`		Read from a text file into variable and goto next line.
`ReadStr`		Read variables from a string.
`ReadWriteBarrier`		Memory read/write barrier.
`Real2Double`		Convert Turbo Pascal style real to double.
`ReAllocMem`		Re-allocate memory on the heap.
`ReAllocMemory`		Alias for ReAllocMem.
`RegisterLazyInitThreadingProc`
`ReleaseExceptionObject`		Decrease the reference count of the current exception object.
`Rename`		Rename file on disk.
`Reset`		Open file for reading.
`ResumeThread`		Resume a suspended thread.
`Rewrite`		Open file for writing.
`rightshift(variant,variant):variant`		Implement binary `shr` operation on variants.
`RmDir`		Remove directory when empty.
`RolByte`		Rotate bits of a byte value to the left.
`RolDWord`		Rotate bits of a DWord (cardinal) value to the left.
`RolQWord`		Rotate bits of a QWord (64-bit) value to the left.
`RolWord`		Rotate bits of a word value to the left.
`RorByte`		Rotate bits of a byte value to the right.
`RorDWord`		Rotate bits of a DWord (cardinal) value to the right.
`RorQWord`		Rotate bits of a QWord (64-bit) value to the right.
`RorWord`		Rotate bits of a word value to the right.
`Round`		Round floating point value to nearest integer number.
`RTLEventCreate`		Create a new RTL event.
`RTLEventDestroy`		Destroy a RTL Event.
`RTLEventResetEvent`		Reset an event.
`RTLEventSetEvent`		Notify threads of the event.
`RTLEventWaitFor`		Wait for an event.
`RunError`		Generate a run-time error.
`SafeLoadLibrary`		Load a library safely.
`SarInt64`		64-bit Shift Arithmetic Right.
`SarLongint`		32-bit Shift Arithmetic Right.
`SarShortint`		8-bit Shift Arithmetic Right.
`SarSmallint`		16-bit Shift Arithmetic Right.
`Seek`		Set file position.
`SeekEOF`		Set file position to end of file.
`SeekEOLn`		Set file position to end of line.
`Seg`		Return segment.
`Set8087CW`
`SetCodePage`		Set the codepage of a string.
`SetDynLibsManager`		Set a new handler for dynamic library support.
`Setjmp`		Save current execution point.
`SetLength`		Set length of a string or dynamic array.
`SetMemoryManager`		Set a memory manager.
`SetMonitorManager`
`SetMultiByteConversionCodePage`		Set codepage for conversions from multi-byte strings to single-byte strings.
`SetMultiByteFileSystemCodePage`		Set codepage used when passing strings to OS single-byte file system APIs.
`SetMultiByteRTLFileSystemCodePage`		Set codepage used when interpreting strings from OS single-byte file system APIs.
`SetMXCSR`
`SetNativeFPUControlWord`
`SetResourceManager`		Set the resource manager.
`SetSSECSR`
`SetString`		Set length of a string and copy buffer.
`SetTextAutoFlush`
`SetTextBuf`		Set size of text file internal buffer.
`SetTextCodePage`		Set the codepage used in a text file.
`SetTextLineEnding`		Set the end-of-line character for the given text file.
`SetThreadDebugName`		Set the debug name for a thread.
`SetThreadManager`		Set the thread manager, optionally return the current thread manager.
`SetUnicodeStringManager`		Set the unicodestring manager.
`SetVariantManager`		Set the current variant manager.
`SetWideStringManager`		Set the widestring manager.
`ShortCompareText`		Compare 2 shortstrings.
`Sin`		Calculate sine of angle.
`SizeOf`		Return size (in bytes) of a variable or type.
`SizeofResource`		Return the size of a particular resource.
`Slice`		Return part of an array.
`Space`		Return a string of spaces.
`SPtr`		Return current stack pointer.
`Sqr`		Calculate the square of a value.
`Sqrt`		Calculate the square root of a value.
`SSeg`		Return stack segment register value.
`StackTop`		Top location of the stack.
`Str`		Convert a numerical or enumeration value to a string.
`StringCodePage`		Get the code page of a string.
`StringElementSize`		Get the character size of a string.
`StringOfChar`		Return a string consisting of 1 character repeated N times.
`StringRefCount`		Get the reference count of a string.
`StringToPPChar`		Split string in list of null-terminated strings.
`StringToUnicodeChar`		Convert an ansistring to a null-terminated array of Unicode characters.
`StringToWideChar`		Convert a string to an array of widechars.
`StrLen`		Length of a null-terminated string.
`StrPas`		Convert a null-terminated string to a shortstring.
`subtract(variant,variant):variant`		Implement subtraction `(-)` operation on variants.
`Succ`		Return next element of ordinal type.
`SuspendThread`		Suspend a running thread.
`Swap`		Swap high and low bytes/words of a variable.
`SwapEndian`		Swap endianness of the argument.
`SysAllocMem`		System memory manager: Allocate memory.
`SysAssert`		Standard Assert failure implementation.
`SysBacktraceStr`		Format an address suitable for inclusion in a backtrace.
`SysFlushStdIO`		Flush all standard IO file descriptors.
`SysFreemem`		System memory manager free routine.
`SysFreememSize`		System memory manager free routine.
`SysGetFPCHeapStatus`		Return the status of the FPC heapmanager.
`SysGetHeapStatus`		System implementation of GetHeapStatus.
`SysGetmem`		System memory manager memory allocator.
`SysInitExceptions`		Initialize exceptions.
`SysInitFPU`		Initialize the FPU.
`SysInitStdIO`		Initialize standard input and output.
`SysMemSize`		System memory manager: free size.
`SysReAllocMem`		System memory manager: Reallocate memory.
`SysResetFPU`		Reset the floating point unit.
`SysSetCtrlBreakHandler`		System CTRL-C handler.
`SysTryResizeMem`		System memory manager: attempt to resize memory.
`ThreadGetPriority`		Return the priority of a thread.
`ThreadSetPriority`		Set the priority of a thread.
`ThreadSwitch`		Signal possibility of thread switch.
`ToSingleByteFileSystemEncodedFileName`		Convert string to encoding for use in single-byte file system API.
`Trunc`		Truncate a floating point value.
`Truncate`		Truncate the file at position.
`TryEnterCriticalSection`		Try entering a critical section.
`TypeInfo`		Return pointer to type information for type.
`TypeOf`		Return pointer to VMT of an object.
`UCS4StringToUnicodeString`		Convert a UCS-4 encoded string to a Unicode string.
`UCS4StringToWideString`
`Unassigned`		Unassigned variant.
`UnicodeCharLenToString`		Convert a memory buffer with Unicode characters to a unicodestring.
`UnicodeCharLenToStrVar`		Convert a memory buffer with Unicode characters to an ansistring.
`UnicodeCharToString`		Convert Unicode character to string.
`UnicodeCharToStrVar`		Convert a null-terminated memory buffer with Unicode characters to an ansistring.
`UnicodeFromLocaleChars`
`UnicodeStringToUCS4String`		Convert a Unicode string to a UCS-4 string.
`UnicodeToUtf8`
`UniqueString`		Make sure reference count of string is 1.
`UnloadLibrary`		Unload a previously loaded library.
`UnlockResource`		Unlock a previously locked resource.
`UnPack`		Create unpacked array from packed array.
`UpCase`		Convert a string to all uppercase.
`Utf8CodePointLen`		Length of an UTF-8 codepoint.
`UTF8Decode`		Convert an UTF-8 encoded ansistring to a unicodestring.
`UTF8Encode`		Convert a widestring or unicodestring to an UTF-8 encoded ansistring.
`Utf8ToAnsi`		Convert a UTF-8 encoded Unicode string to an ansistring.
`UTF8ToString`		Convert UTF8 to Unicode String.
`Utf8ToUnicode`		Convert a buffer with UTF-8 characters to widestring characters.
`UTF8ToUnicodeString`
`Val`		Calculate numerical/enumerated value of a string.
`VarArrayGet`		Get a value from a single cell of a variant array.
`VarArrayPut`		Put a value in a single cell of a variant array.
`VarArrayRedim`		Redimension a variant array.
`VarCast`		Cast a variant to a certain type.
`WaitForThreadTerminate`		Wait for a thread to terminate.
`WideCharLenToString`		Convert a length-limited array of widechar to an unicodestring.
`WideCharLenToStrVar`		Convert a length-limited array of widechar to an ansistring.
`WideCharToString`		Convert a null-terminated array of widechar to an unicodestring.
`WideCharToStrVar`		Convert a null-terminated array of widechar to an ansistring.
`WideStringToUCS4String`		Convert a widestring to a UCS-4 encoded string.
`Write`		Write variable to a text file or standard output.
`WriteBarrier`		Memory write barrier.
`WriteLn`		Write variable to a text file or standard output and append newline.
`WriteStr`		Write variables to a string.