A better format for storing favorite entries is JSON. This is currently the most popular data interchange format. Its strength is its simplicity. The JSON specification makes for an interesting read at http://json.org. With a very simple type system, JSON is able to represent complex data structures. One of the key design objectives of a JSON is to keep it simple. Most programming languages can process JSON and Object Pascal is not an exception.
There are two main ways to work with JSON in Delphi. One approach is to build an in-memory representation of JSON tree using objects from the System.JSON unit. The second approach is based on streaming and provides sequential access to JSON data. In reality, both ways have their advantages and disadvantages. Let's look at both.
JSON is a very popular format for sharing information. You have just locally downloaded a piece of...