Posted by John, DelphiLand Team
In Reply to Re: Delphi procedure declaration var posted by Pinguin
: Isn't it possible to force Delphi to really pass an object by value?
: I have to write something like the following:
: [ ...code... ]
: This will only work if I can force Delphi to make a copy of A. Otherwise, when I clear
C, it will also clear A :(
: The only solution I got is to make the copies myself.
A Delphi object can only be passed by reference, because it doesn't have a value. An object only has fields, properties and methods (procedures and functions).
Solutions:
1. As you mentioned already, make a local copy of the value that you are clearing but that you need later on:
procedure DS(A, B, C: aClass); var xTemp: integer; begin xTemp := A.GetX; // remember A.x C.SetX(0); // A.x is reset to 0 .... C.SetX(xTemp + B.GetX); end; procedure aClass.SomeProcedure; var A, B: aClass; begin A.Create(); B.Create(); A.x := 5; B.x := 1; DS(A, B, A); ... end;
2. Or you could pass A.x "by value":
procedure DS(x: integer; B, C: aClass); begin C.SetX(0); .... C.SetX(x + B.GetX); end; procedure aClass.SomeProcedure; var A, B: aClass; begin A.Create(); B.Create(); A.x := 5; B.x := 1; DS(A.x, B, A); .... end;
A short clarification: you wrote "when I clear C". What you are doing, is in fact change a FIELD of
C,
whereas "clearing" C would be: C := nil
John, DelphiLand Team
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