[fpc-pascal] Procedural parameters

[Hairy Pixels]

 On Dec 15, 2024 at 1:22:25 AM, Adriaan van Os via fpc-pascal <
fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:

> Similarly, you also cannot write:
> function A(B : (one,two,three)) : double;
>
> Not really. The function type declaration is a Borland invention, not
> original Pascal.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adriaan van Os


You mean the original pascal only allowed function declarations to be
parameter types?

Forcing function types and pointers to be type declaration only is now a
limitation for generic procedures and should be reversed.  No reason to be
following what some Borland engineer was doing in the 80’s when it’s 2024.

procedure DoThis<T>(param: ^T);
procedure DoThis<T>(param: function(a, b: T): Boolean);

Regards,
    Ryan Joseph
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