Unit 'LazFileUtils'	Package
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StrToCmdLineParam

Ensures that whitespace and quoting in the specified string are valid for use in command line parameters.

Declaration

Source position: lazfileutils.pas line 181

function StrToCmdLineParam(

const Param: string

):string;

Param

Command line parameter examined in the function.

Value after normalizing whitespace and quote characters in the command line parameter.

The following actions are performed for values in the Param argument:

An empty string is converted to ''.
Values separated by space characters are enclosed by Quote (') characters.
An existing Quote (') character causes the value to be enclosed by Double Quote (") characters.
An existing Double Quote character causes a value to be enclosed by Quote characters.
A null byte (#0) causes the remainder of the Param value to be discarded.

Version 4.6

Generated 2026-02-20