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# StripQuotes

## Declaration

`Function StripQuotes( const aValue : string; aChar : Char) : string`

### Example

```pascal
procedure OnMapEvent(var Value:Variant);
begin
  Value := StripQuotes('"abc"', '"'); //returns 'abc'
  Value := StripQuotes('"ab""c"', '"'); //returns 'ab"c'
end;
```

## Description

Removes surrounding quote characters from aValue. the quote character to remove is given by aChar. If aValue does not have quotes then nothing happens and aValue is returned without change. if aValue contains the aChar character escaped then escaping will be removed.