No, Delphi doesn't have the concept of class variables unfortunately.
I think you're trying to do something similar to the packaging concept in Java, which does have class variables and constants. Not sure you're going to be able to come up with something which doesn't look ugly to some extent... Cheers, Conor -----Original Message----- From: Chris Milham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The thing is, I don't want to have to instantiate anything. Yes, I agree the local variable thing is a problem. Does Delphi have the equivalent of a class variable then? Variable is not the right word.. what I really want is a static ref to a class that can be contained in another class and accessed like a instance variable. Am I asking too much? hmmm... Thanks, Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/