[fpc-pascal] class property accessor static

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2017-02-07 13:19, Maciej Izak wrote:
> "class property" is used for code where class instance (nor assign to meta
> class) is not needed. Some variance/idea of singleton pattern. TFoo might
> be used as namespace:
> 
> ===code begin===
> var
>   Foo: TFooClass; // or Foo: TFoo
> begin
>   WriteLn(Foo.F);
> end;
> ===code end===


Couldn't that simply be....

  Writeln(TFoo.F);


???

I never understood Object Pascal's class methods/properties either?
Unlike Java, not everything needs to be in a class. We are allowed to
have procedures or functions, and global ones at that. So in Object
Pascal we could simply have a unit called FooStuff where everything
related to Foo is defined, then have a global function F() and then use
it as follows...

  Writeln(F);


Regards,
  Graeme

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