[fpc-pascal] Custom operators for non-record types

JC Chu jcchu at acm.org
Sun Jul 1 17:39:16 CEST 2012


In Delphi mode, each custom operator has to be associated with a
record type, and must take or return such a record.  It seems that the
OBJFPC mode doesn’t have this restriction; for example, the Math unit
exports a custom ** on Int64, which is a simple type.

However, I’ve been unable to define operators other than ** for
non-record types, even if they do not conflict with the default
interpretation.  Examples include OPERATOR MOD (x, m: Double): Double
and OPERATOR AND (x, y: Tristate): Tristate, where Tristate is an
enumeration type.

Is this a bug, or is there any explanation for this?

Thanks.

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Best regards,
JC Chu



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