[fpc-pascal] Generic type declaration example versus manual.

[Pascal]

Hello.

In example tgeneric16.pp (from FPC 2.2.4 sources) the generic type  
TStack is declared as:
type
   { TStack }
   generic TStack<T> = class(TObject)
    public
     procedure Clear; virtual;
     destructor Destroy; override;
   end;

Though in FPC manual type is described as:
type declaration: identifier = type ;
type: 	simple type
		string type
		structured type
		pointer type
		procedural type
		generic type
		specialized type
		type identifier
generic type: generic identifier < template list > = generic class ;

Following the manual, the type identifier is thus declared two times:
	- in type declaration
	- in generic type
Like:
   TStack = generic TStack<T> = class(TObject)
    public
     procedure Clear; virtual;
     destructor Destroy; override;
   end;

The syntax found in the example doesn't take care of the first  
identifier in type declaration.

May I suggest the following:
   TStack = generic <T> class(TObject)
    public
     procedure Clear; virtual;
     destructor Destroy; override;
   end;

This syntax looks like more Pascal conformant, i.e. it doesn't brake  
Pascal type declaration "identifier = type;"
And this prevent the succession of greater and equal characters in  
"generic TStack<T>=class(TObject)" which may be considered as greater  
or equal ">=" by the compiler.

For sure, the simpler would be to change the manual ;-)

What are your feedbacks ?

Regards, Pascal.
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