Bart via fpc-devel <fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org> schrieb am Mi., 24. Apr. 2024, 11:59:
> Overloading the := (assignment) operator for equal types is forbidden. > Out of curiosity I would like to know why that is? > If there exists a built-in operator then overloading that operator is forbidden to avoid confusion when what operator might be used (operators can after all be declared *anywhere* and thus they might sometimes be used and sometimes not depending on which unit is used). > When you have e.g. a record definition containing a dynamic array, not > being able to overload the assignment operator is just a PITA. > Then declare a Copy management operator in the record. Unlike an assignment operator these *must* be part of the record, thus the same rules are applied for the same type everywhere unlike for operator overloads. See also https://wiki.freepascal.org/management_operators Regards, Sven
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