[fpc-pascal] alias a function + overload 'in'

[Howard Page-Clark]

On 18/12/11 5:07, David Emerson wrote:
> 1. Is it possible to make an alias to a function ... so rather than just
> re-calling with the same parameters, it's actually the same thing? like the way
> we can do, e.g., type natural = cardinal, or const GG = 6, but with a function?

There's always the simple-minded calling of identical code such as

function Name: string;
   begin
     result := 'Name';
   end;

   function NameAlias: string;
   begin
     Result := Name;
   end;

Perhaps you were looking for something more sophisticated?