[fpc-pascal] Generic specialization using $mode objfpc

[Sven Barth]

On 11.11.2014 22:48, silvioprog wrote:
> Oh, sorry. Just:
>
> unit Core.Singleton;
>
> {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
>
> interface
>
> type
>
>    { TSingleton }
>
>    generic TSingleton<T: class> = class(TObject)
>    public
>      class function GetInstance: T;
>    end;
>
> implementation
>
> { TSingleton }
>
> class function TSingleton.GetInstance: T;
> begin
> end;
>
> end.
>
> And compiled like a charm. =)

Yes, since the ObjFPC dialect was developed without type overloading in 
mind (in Delphi (and FPC's mode Delphi) you can have TSingleton<T> and 
TSingleton<T, S> in the same unit) it was decided that it is not 
necessary to add the <T> at the definiton of the method as well.

Regards,
Sven