(Delphi ActiveX) Decimal Integer List Encoding

The "decList" encoding was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.66 to encode and decode binary bytes from comma-separated decimal integers.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
byteVals: WideString;
binData: TChilkatBinData;
sb: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.66 or greater.

byteVals := '84,104,101,32,116,114,117,101,32,115,105,103,110,32,111,102,32,105,110,116,101,108,108,105,103,101,110,99,101,32,105,115,32,110,111,116,32,107,110,111,119,108,101,100,103,101,32,98,117,116,32,105,109,97,103,105,110,97,116,105,111,110,46';

// Demonstrate encoding/decoding comma-separated decimal integrs to/from binary.
binData := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
binData.AppendEncoded(byteVals,'decList');

// Examine the data in hex
Memo1.Lines.Add('HEX: ' + binData.GetEncoded('hex'));

// Decode to a StringBuilder
sb := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sb.AppendBd(binData.ControlInterface,'us-ascii',0,0);

// The bytes were actually the us-ascii char values for the string
// "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."
Memo1.Lines.Add(sb.GetAsString());

// Now get the bytes in decimal list format again:
Memo1.Lines.Add(binData.GetEncoded('decList'));

// The output of this example is:
// HEX: 5468652074727565207369676E206F6620696E74656C6C6967656E6365206973206E6F74206B6E6F776C656467652062757420696D6167696E6174696F6E2E
// The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
// 84,104,101,32,116,114,117,101,32,115,105,103,110,32,111,102,32,105,110,116,101,108,108,105,103,101,110,99,101,32,105,115,32,110,111,116,32,107,110,111,119,108,101,100,103,101,32,98,117,116,32,105,109,97,103,105,110,97,116,105,111,110,46
end;