On Mittwoch, 14. August 2019 18:24:40 CEST Michael Van Canneyt wrote: > On Wed, 14 Aug 2019, Ryan Joseph wrote: > >> On Aug 14, 2019, at 12:04 PM, Rainer Stratmann <rainerstratmann@t- online.de> wrote: > >>> It’s so > >>> intuitive that basically all languages have adopted the syntax. > >> > >> That is not true > > > > All languages I use have them: Pascal, C, PHP, C#, Swift, Python, > > JavaScript. These are some of the most popular languages in the world > > right now. You’re fighting a losing battle sir. > I don't see what the issue is ? > > You do have += and the like. They exist, since about as long as I can > remember.
Didn't you know that Ryan? > You just cannot use it on properties. > > Properties have some other restrictions as well: > > * You also cannot Use Inc() on integer properties, > * or use Include()/Exclude() on set properties. > * You also cannot do SomeRecordProp.X:=Y; > * or pass them to functions that require var arguments. > > And I'm probably forgetting some other limitations. > > The += is just another one in the list of limitations of properties. > > Basically any operation that requires an address is not allowed. > That += is using an address is an implementation detail of the compiler. > Same as Inc() or In/Exclude(). I don't know the exact reason for this > limitation, but it's bound to be a good one, otherwise it would have been > lifted a long time ago... > > And if someone doesn't like these limitations of properties, (s)he can use > fields. No-one abolished those, after all. > > Michael. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
