[fpc-pascal] list classes or arrays in FPC

[Joao Morais]

Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> Anybody know what list classes or arrays are available in FPC?  I know
> the standard TObjectList and TStringList, but I'm pretty sure there
> must be more 'not so well known' lists available.

contnrs unit?

> I'm busy implementing a Objects[ARow, ACol] property for fpGUI's
> StringGrid component and would like to read up on what efficient list
> classes or arrays I could possibly use.  I'll only be storing Pointers
> and the StringGrid will *not* be maintaining the lifespan of the
> Objects being stored. Only their pointers will be stored, so I guess
> it doesn't need to be a complex list class or pointer array.

You could use variant arrays or two dynamic arrays, but I personally 
prefer classes. This approach could be reached using a TObjectList 
instance to hold TObjectList objects, the getter should have something 
like this:

Result := ((FObjList[ARow] as TObjectList)[ACol] as TYourTargetClass);

Hth.

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Joao Morais