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Function ReturnAddress

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Returns address of caller function.

 

Unit

ECallStack

 

Syntax

 

Code (Delphi)

function ReturnAddress: Pointer;

 

Return value

A pointer to CPU opcode following instruction which called the current function.

 

Remarks

Use this function to obtain a pointer to the caller of the current location, which you can use to either build a call stack or obtain a human-readable description.

 

Examples

 

Code (Delphi)

procedure Test;

var

Info: TELLocationInfo;

begin

Info := GetLocationInfo(ReturnAddress);

ShowMessage(LocationToStr(Info, False, False, False, False, False));

// Will show: 'Unit1.TForm1.Button1Click (Line 42, "Unit1.pas")'

end;

 

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);

begin

Test;

DoSomethingElse; // <- this is line #42 in the Unit1.pas file

end;

 

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