Am 07.02.2017 14:31 schrieb "Graeme Geldenhuys" < mailingli...@geldenhuys.co.uk>: > I never understood Object Pascal's class methods/properties either? > Unlike Java, not everything needs to be in a class. We are allowed to > have procedures or functions, and global ones at that. So in Object > Pascal we could simply have a unit called FooStuff where everything > related to Foo is defined, then have a global function F() and then use > it as follows...
It allows for grouping. This way one can directly see (by using the completion window or by peeking at the declaration oneself) that there is a routine F() that belongs somehow to TFoo. If you put that into a separate unit however then it isn't clear by itself that the stuff relates to TFoo. In the end it's a question of taste. I personally like class methods and class properties. Oh and don't forget that non-static class methods can be virtual (sometimes I really miss that in C++). Regards, Sven
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