[fpc-devel] Redefine FillChar() to use out parameter instead

["Vinzent Höfler"]

Florian Klaempfl <florian at freepascal.org>:

> Vinzent Höfler schrieb:
> > Florian Klaempfl <florian at freepascal.org>:
> > 
> >> A VAROUT parameter could have the same semantics as VAR except that the
> >> compiler does not expect that it is needed that it is initialized. But
> >> be warned: with such a parameter type you can easily create memory
> leaks
> >> with automated types like ansistrings.
> > 
> > I don't understand the issue. 
> 
> Indeed, I noticed :)

Care to explain why the programmer can easily determine something which seems to be an unsolvable problem for the compiler, although both have exactly the same information?


Vinzent.

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