[fpc-pascal] Published -> Public

[Marc Weustink]

José Mejuto wrote:
> Hello FPC-Pascal,
> 
> If I have a class like:
> 
> TMyClassPublished=class(TObject)
> published
>   procedure MyProcedure; virtual;
> end;
> 
> And a derived one:
> 
> TMyClassDerived=class(TMyClassPublished)
> public
>   procedure MyProcedure; override;
> end;
> 
> Is there any difference in the derived one with less visibility in the
> method ? This means, does it use less/more memory, more/less calling
> speed, more/less RTTI information, ... ?

no, no, no, no

You cannot lower visibility, since the following example is still possible:

var
   a:TMyClassPublished;
begin
   a := TMyClassDerived.Create;
   a.MyProcedure;
end;

it will use the scope of a and not the "redefined" scope in TMyClassDerived

Marc