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| − | The | + | The left curly bracket <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>{</syntaxhighlight> is defined in [[ASCII]] as having the value is <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>123</syntaxhighlight> ([[Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]] <syntaxhighlight lang="delphi" inline>$7B</syntaxhighlight>). |
| − | + | In [[Pascal]] it always appears in conjunction with a corresponding right curly bracket constituting a pair. | |
| − | + | Such a pair is used to: | |
| − | * [[Comments| | + | * write [[Comments#block comments|block comments]] |
| − | * | + | * [[FPC]] and Delphi interpret such comments with an initial [[Dollar sign|dollar sign]] as [[Compiler directive|compiler directives]], for example <syntaxhighlight lang="delphi" inline>{$longStrings on}</syntaxhighlight> |
| − | * [[ | + | * integrated development environments such as [[Lazarus]] interpret block comments with an initial [[Percent sign|percent sign]] as [[IDE directives]], for instance <syntaxhighlight lang="delphi" inline>{%H-}</syntaxhighlight> |
| + | {{Symbols}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:26, 6 August 2022
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The left curly bracket { is defined in ASCII as having the value is 123 (hexadecimal $7B).
In Pascal it always appears in conjunction with a corresponding right curly bracket constituting a pair.
Such a pair is used to:
- write block comments
- FPC and Delphi interpret such comments with an initial dollar sign as compiler directives, for example
{$longStrings on} - integrated development environments such as Lazarus interpret block comments with an initial percent sign as IDE directives, for instance
{%H-}
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