Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 10:38:28PM +0100, Matt and Lisa Emson wrote: > Why not use a TObjectList?? IIRC that is available. In unit Contnrs.pas. It > will do a lot more for you. It can 'own' the objects, and therefore free you > from needing to manage them. > > Simple descendent (typed at speed, wi

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 10:38:28PM +0100, Matt and Lisa Emson wrote: > Why not use a TObjectList?? IIRC that is available. In unit Contnrs.pas. It > will do a lot more for you. It can 'own' the objects, and therefore free you > from needing to manage them. > > Simple descendent (typed at speed, wi

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread Matt and Lisa Emson
Why not use a TObjectList?? IIRC that is available. In unit Contnrs.pas. It will do a lot more for you. It can 'own' the objects, and therefore free you from needing to manage them. Simple descendent (typed at speed, with no testing): N.B. This is a WRAPPER because it allows the programmer more c

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
Actually Michael, Could you possibly spare 5 mins and give a really simple example of a TList descandent ? I'm a tad confused here, (too slowly getting anywhere)... Thank you :) cheers James ___ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.f

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 05:31:59PM +0200, Marco van de Voort wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 05:11:17PM +0200, Marco van de Voort wrote: > > > > which hold a dynamic array of TNick ... Is this what TList already does > > > > (if so I'm wasting my time writing my own code...) ? > > > > > > Prett

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread Marco van de Voort
> On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 05:11:17PM +0200, Marco van de Voort wrote: > > > which hold a dynamic array of TNick ... Is this what TList already does > > > (if so I'm wasting my time writing my own code...) ? > > > > Pretty much yes, but in a class wrapper. You can add and remove items, > > iterate

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 05:11:17PM +0200, Marco van de Voort wrote: > > > IIRC, TCollection only stores TCollectionItem derived classes. > > > > > > TList is closer to what you want probably. > > > > Is there an example other than list.pp in the fcl source ? > > > > Also just for the record of k

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread Marco van de Voort
> > IIRC, TCollection only stores TCollectionItem derived classes. > > > > TList is closer to what you want probably. > > Is there an example other than list.pp in the fcl source ? > > Also just for the record of knowing... I have attached datanicks.pas > which hold a dynamic array of TNick ...

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 04:25:15PM +0200, Marco van de Voort wrote: > > Is there an example of using TCollection or something (without having to > > write the code myself) that manages a collection of FPC style classes > > (objects) ? > > > > I'd like to see one, code I have written to handle a dy

Re: [fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread Marco van de Voort
> Is there an example of using TCollection or something (without having to > write the code myself) that manages a collection of FPC style classes > (objects) ? > > I'd like to see one, code I have written to handle a dynamic array of > objects has gone out of control... (Using FPC classes here)

[fpc-pascal]TCollection question

2003-07-06 Thread James Mills
Is there an example of using TCollection or something (without having to write the code myself) that manages a collection of FPC style classes (objects) ? I'd like to see one, code I have written to handle a dynamic array of objects has gone out of control... (Using FPC classes here) cheers James