[fpc-devel] TComponent.Name can not be set to ''

[Marc Weustink]

Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Micha Nelissen wrote:
> 
>> Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>>> This is due to a Delphi compatibility fix. Component names must be valid
>>> identifiers. Logical, since the name must match the field name in the form,
>> Why *must* it match a field name in the form ?
> 
> Because the streaming depends on it.
> 
> The stream contains the component name. The streaming mechanism creates a
> component, sets it's name and then matches this name with the list of 
> published fields of TForm, and then fills in the pointer.

And what if a published field isn't found ?

Marc