2017-02-07 23:17 GMT-03:00 Paul Ishenin <paul.ishe...@gmail.com>: > 07.02.2017 18:10, Mattias Gaertner wrote: > >> The getter/setter of a class-property must be "static" (Delphi >> compatible). >> If I understand "static" correctly, then "static" simply omits passing >> the class as parameter. So a static class procedure is just a dumber >> version of a normal class procedure. >> >> What is the advantage of using "static" for class property accessors? >> Aka: Why did Delphi choose static here? >> > Class properties has apperared together with class constants and class > variables (which are static by their nature). They were introduced (as I > understand) to give access to private/protected static elements. >
For the record, there was a discussion about the topic years ago: https://www.mail-archive.com/fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org/msg30511.html Luiz
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