[fpc-pascal] Default record const values

[Sven Barth]

Am Mo., 12. Nov. 2018, 02:56 hat Ryan Joseph <ryan at thealchemistguild.com>
geschrieben:

>
>
> > On Nov 12, 2018, at 8:08 AM, Ryan Joseph <ryan at thealchemistguild.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > But this syntax worked if you assigned it within blocks. Why does it
> need to be removed? Since I discovered it I was planning on using it
> instead of class functions with default values which require an
> implementation and are much longer to write.
>
> Here’s an example of what I was doing before. A constant is so much better
> and doesn’t require the implementation and we still get the same . syntax,
> i.e., TPoint.Up.
>
> Instead of removing it maybe give the error unless it’s the last field of
> the record and in which case can assumed to be fully defined.
>

No, that is too random for a language.
This change is not up for discussion as it could lead to incorrect code.

Regards,
Sven

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