[fpc-devel] Streaming readonly properties

[Vincent Snijders]

Martin Schreiber schreef:
> On Thursday 14 December 2006 08.54, Vincent Snijders wrote:
>>> procedure ttestcomp.setsubcomponent(const avalue: ttestsubcomponent);
>>> begin
>>>  fsubcomponent.assign(avalue);
>>> end;
>> The problem with this solution, is the "write setsubcomponent;" part of the
>> declaration.
>>
>> I don't want the users of the LabeledEdit component can change the Label
>> subcomponent.
>>
> 
> " fsubcomponent.assign(avalue);"
>  does not change the instance of the subcomponent, it copies some properties 
> from avalue to fsubcomponent if fsubcomponent.assign or avalue.assignto are 
> implemented, otherwise it throws an exception.
>

I understand now. Thanks for explaining this.

Vincent