[fpc-pascal] How to solve "variable does not seem to be initialized" compiler hint.

[Florian Klaempfl]

Vinzent Höfler schrieb:
> Florian Klaempfl <florian at freepascal.org>:
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>> Out is not made to solve such problems but plainly to work with
>> COM/Corba.
> 
> Really? Well, that's not what the FPC manual says:

And? Is there a different reason written? And even if it is:
documentation writer know less than implementors :)

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> -- 8< --
> The purpose of an out parameter is to pass values back to the calling routine: The variable is passed by reference. The initial value of the parameter on function entry is discarded, and should not be used.
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> If a variable must be used to pass a value to a function and retrieve data from the function, then a variable parameter must be used. If only a value must be retrieved, a out parameter can be used.
> -- 8< --
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> So having the semantic difference between "var" and "out" and thus the differentiation between uninitialized and (pre)initialized parameters is merely a random achievement?
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> Vinzent.
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