[fpc-devel] Modifiers...

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2024, Sven Barth via fpc-devel wrote:

> Am 28.01.2024 um 12:14 schrieb Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-devel:
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>>>
>>> 2)
>>> Is there, or has there once been?
>>> (found in the synedit highlighter)
>>>   final
>>
>> final comes after virtual/dynamic. Its supposed to stop you from 
>> overriding
>> a method. Which is a bit strange because then you should not declare it
>> virtual to begin with.
>
> A person that overrides virtual methods does not always have control 
> over whether the method had been declared as virtual.

Hm. That makes no sense at all to me ?

You normally add override only when you know the base class has virtual.
Otherwise, don't add virtual. The compiler will tell you if it was possible
or not.

Michael.