strings-directive = $STRINGS numeric-expression | DEFAULT .
Defines the default size for strings when there is no size qualifier.
The new size will be used after this line of code.
This directive is local.
<numeric-expression>:
Must be evaluated in the 1..255 range.
DEFAULT value is 16.
This directive overrides the default option defined in the Project's Options.
{$STRINGS DEFAULT} // Initially the default string size is fixed to 16 characters.
VAR
STR1: STRING; // equivalent to STRING[16]
{$STRINGS 20} // Set default string size to 20 characters
VAR
STR2: STRING; // equivalent to STRING[20]