Στις 2016-04-12 16:31, Maciej Izak έγραψε:
2016-04-12 14:48 GMT+02:00 Michael Van Canneyt
<mich...@freepascal.org>:
I really don't think you should delegate such things to attributes.
You make 2 completely unrelated language constructs suddenly
related. A bad design decision.
I think you are wrong. Attributes are not only dedicated to RTTI just
look at other languages: Delphi, C#, Java. Instead of extending
language into infinity you can use simple attribute with parameter. I
don't see any reason why don't use attributes to describe some
compiler/RTL behavior? Any attribute can be easier placed in many
language structures without breaking language syntax. That is much
harder with new keywords.
Just my 2 ...
AFAIU, attributes in Delphi are ignorable ( ... Attributes do not
modify the behavior of types or members by themselves. The consumer code
must specifically query for their existence and take appropriate actions
when this is required ... ).
IMO attributes that aren't ignorable aren't really attributes in the
narrow sense, they're just keywords in disguise.
regards,
--
Dimitrios Chr. Ioannidis
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