On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys <gra...@geldenhuys.co.uk> wrote: > On 2012-09-27 16:08, michael.vancann...@wisa.be wrote: >> >> The compiler helps you by forcing you to use a prefix in objfpc mode in >> case you forgot. > > The change in FPC mode objfpc was definitely a good thing. I had code > where a class had an Index property, and other methods of that class had > an Index parameter name. Even though it was my own code, I had to triple > check the method's implementation to find the real meaning when I used > the Index identifier somewhere in that method. > > Now with the new language rule, I don't have such issues any more. Index > will be the property name, AIndex will be the parameter, lIndex will be > a local variable. Much simpler for my brain to process. :)
I never said this is wrong. I just said that could be a compiler directive or something like that. I agree that is much simpler... but why nobody, in another language, do the same? Does not worth it? I do not know. Marcos Douglas _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
