[fpc-devel] Delphi anonymous methods

[Martin]

On 04/03/2013 12:51, Sven Barth wrote:
> If you guys would read what I wrote in one of my first answers to 
> Vasiliy in this thread than you would know that I want him to 
> implement this possiblity as well... but after all, who reads the 
> mails of some strange computer science student who just happens to 
> work on the compiler -.-
Yes, you did. 2nd message of the thread.

My reply however was to a mail, claiming (or at least to me giving the 
impression of doing so) the improvements where given by "anonymous 
method" rather than "closure".
So I wonted to clarify this, and therefore ended up giving this example

>
> To rephrase: implement support for anonymous functions for Delphi 
> compatibility (maybe coupled to a mode switch) 
yes: {$mode Delphi}}

> and allow for all other modes the assignment of nested 
> functions/procedures to "reference to" procvars instead. Additionally 
> a shortened "lambda syntax" can be added for really simple cases.