[DUG] class variables - bad language definition

[Rohit Gupta]

That works, the problem is that someone else (or maybe even me) will 
come along and remove the second private as part of cleaning up...  I 
have put a comment there, but I still dont like it.

Myles Penlington wrote:
>
> Then does
>
> type
>    Taa = class()
>    private
>      class var xx : yy;
>
>    private
>       zz : integer
>   public
>
> Work as expected? I.e zz is an instance variable?
>
>  
>
> Myles.
>
>  
>
> *From:* delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz 
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] *On Behalf Of *Rohit Gupta
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 9 October 2007 11:44
> *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> *Subject:* [DUG] class variables - bad language definition
>
>  
>
> Another pitfall for young players.
>
> type
>    Taa = class()
>    private
>      class var xx : yy;
>       zz : integer
>   public
>
>
> The xx declaration makes all other variables after it class ones as 
> well.  I know its documented, but one doesn't realise the impact until 
> after falling in the hole.  And the hole remains in my code for a 
> future developer to fall into.  This is specially bad after being used 
> to the class function declaration which works differently.
>
> I hate this sort of stuff, the code can not become more robust if a 
> declaration of a new variable affects previous declarations.
>
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