[DUG] Usage - initialization and finalization

[Conor Boyd]

As I suggested in my other email, I don't think of the
initialization/finalization sections as being a particularly Delphi
thing or non-OO.

I consider them to be similar/equivalent to static constructors, which
are available in other languages such as Java & .NET.

Thoughts anybody?

C.

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz]
On Behalf Of Alister Christie

I was reading Mastering Delphi 2005 the other day (I'm working my way
through it - from what I understand there arn't any good D2006 books as
yet).  Anyway there was a discussion on how initialize and finalize
operate under .Net.  Given the very non-object orientatedness of
initialize and finalize it's pretty impressive how the Borland (DevCo)
team were able to get so much of the Delphi functionality into .Net.  I
say this not having written a Delphi.net app however.