[Pas2js] Class constant with "external" class

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Sat, 27 Jan 2018 06:30:21 -0600 (CST)
warleyalex via Pas2js <pas2js at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:

>[...]
> class variable with "external" classes, I think should be a handy technique
> for setting conditions "before" an object is created from the class
> prototype.
> 
> type
>   TBase = class external name 'TBase' (TJSObject)
>   public
>     //class var cPublic : String = '{"name":"warleyx"}';
>     class var cPublic : String;
>     class const cTemp = '{"page:about2"}';
>   end;
> 
> so I think the compiler should emit this:
> //----------------------------------------
>   this.cPublic = "";
>   this.cTemp = "{\"page\":\"about2\"}";
> 
>   $mod.$main = function () {
>     $mod.cPublic = "abcdef";
>     window.console.log($mod.cPublic);
>     window.console.log($mod.cTemp);
>   };
> //----------------------------------------

Why should we loose a feature to define a const in two
ways?


Mattias