Suggestion:
Overload the procedure for each type you'd like to support instead.
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From: Sven Barth <pascaldra...@googlemail.com>
To: fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [fpc-other] Get/Detect Variable Type
Am 09.02.2012 14:49, schrieb tazmande...@centrum.cz:
>
> Hi all,
> how can i simple get type of variable in freepascal?
>
> For example:
>
> procedure RawWrite(v:anyvariable)
> begin
> if GETTYPE(v)=string_type then begin;stringwork(v);end;
> if GETTYPE(v)=byte_type then begin;dobyte(v);end;
> if GETTYPE(v)=pchar_type then...
> if GETTYPE(v)=pointer_type then...
> etc...
> etc...
> end;
>
> or use a CASE statement
>
>
> Is there any way to detect variable type?
The best you can do is using Variant as variable type. See here:
http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refse18.html#refsu20.html
Also take a look at unit Variants (for which no documentation exists yet
though).
Regards,
Sven
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