Re: [fpc-pascal] Self pointer existence

2011-04-18 Thread Wimpie Nortje
Thanks > There is probably a bug in your code, but without seeing the code > there is no way to tell. It was something to do with converting strings to pchar before passing to a C library. Looks like it is fixed now ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pasca

Re: [fpc-pascal] Self pointer existence

2011-04-18 Thread Mattias Gaertner
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:54:28 +0200 Wimpie Nortje wrote: > Hi > > When does the self pointer's value become valid? In NewInstance, so before the constructor is called. > I need a reference to the object being created inside the object's own > create method. The last statement in Create uses s

[fpc-pascal] Self pointer existence

2011-04-18 Thread Wimpie Nortje
Hi When does the self pointer's value become valid? I need a reference to the object being created inside the object's own create method. The last statement in Create uses self, but that causes program crashes. Is this too early to use self? Is there another way? __