[fpc-devel] Generics

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:59:47 -0500 (CDT)
Jesus Reyes <jesusrmx at yahoo.com.mx> wrote:

> 
> --- Jesus Reyes <jesusrmx at yahoo.com.mx> escribió:
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> > 
> > --- Michael Van Canneyt <michael at freepascal.org> escribió:
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> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 16 Aug 2007, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
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> > > > 
> > > > What is the state and future plans of generics?
> > > > I only found the wiki page
> > > > 
> > > > http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Generics
> > > > 
> > > > which does not even mention the current syntax.
> > > 
> > > The current syntax is descibed in the docs, reference manual.
> > > There is a chapter about generics. Feel free to comment on it;
> > > any omissions, I'll be glad to fill them in (as far as I can,
> > > I don't use generics myself).
> > > 
> > > Michael.
> > 
> > Images are so big that is difficult to follow the diagrams..
> 
> sorry I forgot to put at least a link:
> 
> http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refse38.html

Thanks.

Maybe the wiki page should be marked as obsolete and a link to the
reference should be added? 

Why is the local variable block needed?


Mattias