[DUG] basic question

[Sean Cross]

Class methods have been around for years, explicitly.  As in
TMyClass.DoSomething, no nil instances required.
 have just looked it up in my "Using Delphi 3" (pub 1997) book that I keep
lying around for no apparent reason, so it's been at least a decade.

Class variables etc are newer

 
Regards

Sean
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-
> bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Neven MacEwan
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 8:19 p.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] basic question
> 
> Dennis
> >
> > Class methods have been around since Delphi 2.  Where have you been
> > all these years?
> Not explicitly, as I said, you cannot for example call them on the
> class, you call them on a nil instance
> which is hardly elegant php for example you would call a class method
> by
> TClass::Method()
> 
> To reinforce this, why did they introduce a 'class' keyword if they
> were
> already there?
> 
> N
> >
> > 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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