[fpc-devel] Interface delegation fix: backport to FPC 2.4.2 ...?

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 19/05/2010, Inoussa OUEDRAOGO  wrote:
>
> Agreed. This mechanism exists in Delphi and is called "class helper",
>  see http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Class_and_Record_Helpers

Ah yes, the famous "class helper" which makes designing a class
structure way more complex because their is no real structure|design -
lets just slap something on the side with a big band-aid.

Oh and did you know about this neat little gem of "class helper" -
probably the single biggest reason I can't see a use for class helpers
at all.

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"The biggest problem with class helpers, from the p.o.v of using them
in your own applications, is the fact that only ONE class helper for a
given class may be in scope at any time." ... "That is, if you have
two helpers in scope, only ONE will be recognized by the compiler.
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So how does this help use solve the Observer problem? It doesn't.
Maybe the code we used already bolted on some class helper which now
makes all other extensibility impossible. Yeah what a wonderful way to
extend classes - NOT! Interface delegation is a better design than
class helpers. At least interface delegation doesn't limit you to a
single feature.

Sorry but class helpers are probably the worst "feature" [if you can
call it that] for the Object Pascal language that Borland could come
up with.


-- 
Regards,
  - Graeme -


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