[fpc-devel] protected class section / documentation

[Martin Frb]

On 08/01/2026 10:01, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-devel wrote:
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> On Wed, 7 Jan 2026, Martin via fpc-devel wrote:
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>> According to https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refse34.html
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>>> Protected
>>>     Is the same as Private, except that the members of a Protected
>>>     section are also accessible to descendent types, even if they are
>>>     implemented in other modules. 
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>> "to descendant types" => suggests, from within a descendant type 
>> (even if the descendant type is in a different unit).
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>> But the example (working with 3.3.1) from 
>> https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/issues/41987 
>> shows that the protected method is accessible
>> *_through_* the descendant type.
>>
>> I.e. from any code in the unit of the descendant type, even code 
>> outside the descendant type, if it goes "through" the descendant type.
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> What is your question ?

Should the doc be clearer on this?

- "to" in "to descendant types" from an English point of view says "the 
descendant themself" or "the code inside the descendant"
- "through" would be more meaningful here.
- "on" or "via" would also work