In Delphi 7: {$EXTERNALSYM CB_ERR} CB_ERR = -1; ...
function TCustomComboBoxStrings.GetObject(Index: Integer): TObject; begin Result := TObject(SendMessage(ComboBox.Handle, CB_GETITEMDATA, Index, 0)); if Longint(Result) = CB_ERR then Error(SListIndexError, Index); end; Edward Koryagin --- On Tue, 16/2/10, Alister Christie <alis...@salespartner.co.nz> wrote: > From: Alister Christie <alis...@salespartner.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [DUG] Is it a bug in latest version of Delphi? > To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi@delphi.org.nz> > Received: Tuesday, 16 February, 2010, 10:19 AM > I can confirm that > ListBox1.Items.AddObject('foo', TObject(-1)); > > ShowMessage(IntToStr(Integer(ListBox1.Items.Objects[0]))); > gives an error but > ListBox1.Items.AddObject('foo', TObject(0)); > > ShowMessage(IntToStr(Integer(ListBox1.Items.Objects[0]))); > does not > > I think casting -1 to an object is probably not the best > idea - what > memory location does this point to anyway? 0xFFFFFFFF? > > Alister Christie > Computers for People > Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 > http://www.salespartner.co.nz > PO Box 13085 > Johnsonville > Wellington > > > > sinu sudhakaran wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I came across a strange bug(???) in latest versions of > Delphi. > > > > Have a look at the following code. > > > > procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); > > var > > i : integer; > > begin > > ComboBox1.Clear; > > ComboBox1.Items.AddObject('All Locations', > TObject(-1)); > > ComboBox1.Items.AddObject('Only this Location', > TObject(0)); > > ComboBox1.Items.AddObject(Test Location', > TObject(1)); > > > > i := Integer(ComboBox1.Items.Objects[0]); > > showmessage(inttostr(i)); > > end; > > > > When I tried to run this code in Delphi 6 and Delphi > 2007 , I am > > getting List Index out of bounds[0] error in > Showmessage. When I tried > > -2, -3, -4… instead of -1 object , I got the proper > output without any > > List index out of bounds error. Also I am getting -1 > without any error > > when I tried this code in Delphi 3. > > > > Is it a bug in latest version of Delphi ? Any help is > appreciated. > > > > Thank you > > > > Regards, > > Sinu > > > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline....@middle?> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz > with Subject: unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz > with Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe