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color:#1F497D'>Then does <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>type<br>
Taa = class()<br>
private<br>
class var xx : yy;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> private<br>
zz : integer<br>
public<br>
<br>
<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Work as expected? I.e zz is an instance variable?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Myles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Rohit Gupta<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 9 October 2007 11:44<br>
<b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DUG] class variables - bad language definition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Another pitfall for young
players.<br>
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type<br>
Taa = class()<br>
private<br>
class var xx : yy;<br>
zz : integer<br>
public<br>
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
I hate this sort of stuff, the code can not become more robust if a declaration
of a new variable affects previous declarations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#666666'>Rohit Gupta</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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