[fpc-pascal] Selecting Records with a variable

[Sven Barth]

Am 20.12.2020 um 14:47 schrieb Tomas Hajny via fpc-pascal:
> On 2020-12-20 11:56, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote:
>> Am 20.12.2020 um 05:26 schrieb Jean SUZINEAU via fpc-pascal:
>>>
>>> I know you don't like objects, but maybe something like :
>>>
>>
>> Using modeswitch AdvancedRecords that also works with record types.
>>
>> And I'd suggest a case-statement as well. Anything else will only be
>> slower or just as fragile.
>
> If I understand the original case correctly, the wanted behaviour 
> should be doable using (extended) RTTI, shouldn't it? Not that I'd 
> know how to do that myself, but my (admittedly limited) understanding 
> of RTTI suggests this as a possible solution, am I wrong?

That's why I said "slower or just as fragile". The solution with the 
(not yet existing) extended RTTI would work, but it would be slower than 
the hardcoded case statement.

Regards,
Sven