[fpc-devel] Class property and virtual getter

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:

> Sven Barth schrieb:
>
>>> Changing the GetResourceClient method from virtual to static works
>>> 
>>> Is this a bug or by design?
>> As Michael said this is by design. If you want to use a non-static class 
>> procedure you must not use "class property", but only "property" (yes, that 
>> works).
>
> So what's the special use of a *class* property? If it exists for Delphi 
> compatibility only, why then is it handled differently from "property"?

The reason is explained in the upcoming docs.

Namely: a static method cannot be overridden. 
The class property is part of this particular class, and descendent classes 
should not be able to override it's behaviour.

Michael.