[DUG] basic question

[Dennis Chuah]

Class methods have been around since Delphi 2.  Where have you been all 
these years?

Class types, consts and vars came in D2006, I think, or might be in D2005.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neven MacEwan" <neven at mwk.co.nz>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at delphi.org.nz>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG] basic question


> J
>
> My point is Delphi (generic) does not have Class Methods/Vars or
> are you saying that 'Delphi' only applies to D2005+
>
> As for sarcasm, its a matter of opinion I found his response smug.
>
> N
>
>> I'll answer for Chee Wee (not Chee - common mistake)
>>
>> These articles were by Nick about changes since Delphi 7.
>> http://dn.codegear.com/article/34325 (VCL)
>> http://dn.codegear.com/article/34323 (IDE)
>> http://dn.codegear.com/article/34324 (Language)
>>
>> I don't think his original reply was sarcastic either. Why would he
>> need to clarify something, you're the one that didn't do any research
>> before saying something. Especially when coming from a version that is
>> like 6 years old
>> (http://delphi.wikia.com/wiki/Borland_Compiler_Release_Dates).
>>
>> Even if you don't run the latest version, it is hardly a great effort
>> to subscribe to some blogs (www.delphifeeds.com).
>>
>> As for when they came in, they are a by product of Delphi.NET. So
>> codegear doing .NET was good for something! So they came into the
>> win32 around D2005 and have become less buggy each release since.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Jeremy
>>
>>> Chee
>>>
>>> When did they sneak in?, Before you get all sarcastic I'd suggest you
>>> clarify things,
>>> Some of us are using older versions (D6 in my case)
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