Re: [fpc-pascal] pointer to char vs pchar

2023-03-27 Thread Sven Barth via fpc-pascal
Am 24.03.2023 um 15:04 schrieb Benito van der Zander via fpc-pascal: why is a pointer to a char not a pchar (for type helpers)? Because that's how helpers work in Delphi as well: The address operator has as a result an expression that allows the use of a helper for the raw Pointer type (no

Re: [fpc-pascal] pointer to char vs pchar

2023-03-24 Thread Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal
On Fri, 24 Mar 2023, Peter B via fpc-pascal wrote: On 24/03/2023 14:29, Martin Frb via fpc-pascal wrote: On 24/03/2023 15:04, Benito van der Zander via fpc-pascal wrote: why is a pointer to a char not a pchar (for type helpers)? My guess: For the same reason that "p2" fails in the below.

Re: [fpc-pascal] pointer to char vs pchar

2023-03-24 Thread Peter B via fpc-pascal
On 24/03/2023 14:29, Martin Frb via fpc-pascal wrote: On 24/03/2023 15:04, Benito van der Zander via fpc-pascal wrote: why is a pointer to a char not a pchar (for type helpers)? My guess: For the same reason that "p2" fails in the below. Distinct type. May be assignment compatible, but a type

Re: [fpc-pascal] pointer to char vs pchar

2023-03-24 Thread Martin Frb via fpc-pascal
On 24/03/2023 15:04, Benito van der Zander via fpc-pascal wrote: why is a pointer to a char not a pchar (for type helpers)? My guess: For the same reason that "p2" fails in the below. Distinct type. May be assignment compatible, but a type of it's own. Imagine you had a different helper, with

[fpc-pascal] pointer to char vs pchar

2023-03-24 Thread Benito van der Zander via fpc-pascal
Hallo, why is a pointer to a char not a pchar (for type helpers)? program Project1; {$Mode objfpc}{$H+} {$ModeSwitch typehelpers} type TPcharHelper = type helper for pchar   function toString(length: integer): string; end; function TPcharHelper.toString(length: integer): string; begin