[fpc-pascal] Delphi mode

Vincent Snijders vsnijders at quicknet.nl
Thu Feb 2 16:15:49 CET 2006


Carsten Bager wrote:
> Why do I have to use the {$MODE Delphi} directive to compile this, 
> It compiles in TP 6
> 
> -------------
> Type
>   tFun=function:boolean;
> 
> Procedure g(f:tFun);
> Begin
>  if f then exit;
> End;
> ------------------
>

Because f is a function variable and not the result. In Delphi it can 
mean two things (and I wonder what happens if the result of a function 
is a tFun :-)).

If you want to call f, use this:
if f() then exit;

Vincent.



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