[fpc-pascal] fpc has trouble with array types

[Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 5:47 AM, Andrew Pennebaker
<andrew.pennebaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> function XlatPrime () : array of byte;
> begin
> XlatPrime := (
> $64, $73, $66, $64, $3b, $6b, $66, $6f,

I think that a syntax similar to this is available only for constant
initialization. Actually I remember it from constant initialization
for records. Maybe it works for arrays too.

The usual way to set a dynamic array is:

function XlatPrime () : array of byte;
begin
  SetLength(XlatPrime, 20);
  XlatPrime[0] := $64;
  XlatPrime[1] := $73;
  etc

But you can also try this (maybe it works):

function XlatPrime () : array of byte;
const ConstXlatPrime: array[0..19] of Byte = (
 $64, $73, $66, $64, $3b, $6b, $66, $6f,....);
begin
  Result := ConstXlatPrime;
end;

-- 
Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho