[DUG] basic question

[David Moorhouse]

AnInstance := TAnObject.Create;

if that's not a class method I'm not sure what is ;)

D


On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:33:25 +1200, you wrote:

>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
>>
>> 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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