[fpc-devel] But what /is/ a string?

[Anton Kavalenka]

On 27.08.2012 11:51, Michael Schnell wrote:
> On 08/24/2012 03:14 PM, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
>>
>> Would there be any advantage in reimplementing strings as a tree of 
>> classes,
>
> If in future TObject is reference (as it might be in a future Delphi 
> version, according to an Embarcadero blog) counting (and thus using 
> .Free is not mandatory any more), it seems very appropriate to have 
> String be a sibling of TObject.
>
> -Michael
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Fully agree with you!

Automatic reference counted object with set of overloaded methods and 
operators suitable for any legacy string types.

Vote for this!


regards,
Anton


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