[fpc-pascal] Use of abstract classes

Michael Fuchs freepascal at ypa-software.de
Tue Jan 8 13:21:25 CET 2013


Am 08.01.2013 13:06, schrieb Howard Page-Clark:
>>    TAbstractClass = class abstract(TObject)
 >
> 'Casting' a class as abstract is curious syntax. What led you to think
> of that? But obviously the compiler knows it.

This is no casting, it is the new abstract class syntax coming from delphi.

> As soon as you add an abstract method the compiler will give a warning.

Yes, this behaviour I know. But I would prefer an error for abstract 
classes. I was hoping, that the class abstract keyword led to this error.

Michael



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