[DUG] basic question

[Neven MacEwan]

Sean

Thanks, I grovel corrected :-), Still little use with no data, ie Data + 
Algorithms = Programs

N
> 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
>
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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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