Indy question readbytes VS readstring

[alnickels 0]

What are the advantages of readbytes vs readstrings or other methods that are used to read iohandlers from tidtcpclient in indy? 

[Remy Lebeau 1394]

There are no real "advantages" per-se, they are just different methods meant for reading different kinds of data.  Use whatever method is appropriate for whatever kind of data you are trying to read.  If you are reading textual data, then ReadLn(), ReadString(s)(), Capture(), etc are all suitable, depending on the formatting of the text.  If you are reading binary data, then ReadBytes() or ReadStream() are suitable.

Edited April 20, 2020 by Remy Lebeau