[fpc-pascal] Record Composition

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Thu, 22 Oct 2026, Thomas Kurz via fpc-pascal wrote:

> I'm trying to use this feature, but I'm having some trouble:
>
> All of my records contain a parameterless `class function Create: TWhateverRecord; static;`.
>
> Now, when I try to contain one within the other, I'm stumbling across this compiler error:
>
> Error: Overloaded identifier "CREATE" isn't a function
>
> I guess this is because both records now have a `Create` function with the same signature. But how can I resolve that conflict?

You cannot, it is a shortcoming of composed records. There is no way to
distinguish between the various methods. Although the message needs
improvement.

> And one more question: Does `Default(TComposedRecord)` correctly intialize the complete structure?

Basically it does a fillchar(var,sizeOf(TComposedRecord),0), so that should be
sufficient.

Michael.