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Topic: Can a class create a class within itself? (Read 841 times)
petejones
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Posts: 13
Can a class create a class within itself?
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on:
May 19, 2022, 10:37:40 pm »
Can a class create a class within itself? Here is the code:
type
TParameter = class(TObject)
private
ParamValue: Variant;
ParamType: TParameterType;
end;
type
TParameters = class
public
Items: specialize TFPGObjectList<TParameter>;
constructor Create();
procedure Add(ParameterValue: Variant; ParameterType: TParameterType);
end;
I want the TParameters class to create the Items list when an instance of the TParameters class is created. Is this possible?
Thanks
Pete
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Thausand
Sr. Member
Posts: 292
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #1 on:
May 19, 2022, 10:54:37 pm »
specialize:
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type
TParameterList
=
specialize TFPGObjectList<TParameter>
;
Create:
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constructor
TParameters
.
Create
;
begin
inherited
;
Items
:
=
TParameterList
.
Create
;
end
;
Free:
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destructor
TParameters
.
Destroy
;
begin
Items
.
Free
;
end
;
How to add:
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procedure
TParameters
.
Add
(
ParameterValue
:
Variant
;
ParameterType
:
TParameterType
)
;
var
Parameter
:
TParameter
;
begin
Parameter
:
=
TParameter
.
Create
;
Parameter
.
ParamValue
:
=
ParameterValue
;
Parameter
.
ParamType
:
=
ParameterType
;
Items
.
Add
(
Parameter
)
;
end
;
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Last Edit: May 19, 2022, 11:05:33 pm by Thausand
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petejones
New Member
Posts: 13
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #2 on:
May 19, 2022, 11:33:32 pm »
Thanks
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petejones
New Member
Posts: 13
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #3 on:
May 20, 2022, 02:21:17 pm »
I'm getting an error to do with the constructor - when I put a breakpoint on Items:=TParameterList.Create and step over that line, Items isn't set to anything and I get a SIGSEGV error when I attempt to add to Items.
Any ideas?
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Last Edit: May 20, 2022, 02:34:39 pm by petejones
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howardpc
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Posts: 4144
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #4 on:
May 20, 2022, 03:52:42 pm »
My best idea is to get you to share a compilable project that gives the error.
Then others can pinpoint its cause quickly without have to guess or make assumptions about what the rest of your code might contain.
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petejones
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Posts: 13
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #5 on:
May 20, 2022, 04:54:39 pm »
Good idea, I've attached a zip of the test project.
Cheers
Pete
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Thausand
Sr. Member
Posts: 292
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #6 on:
May 20, 2022, 05:11:07 pm »
not good:
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Parameters
.
Create
;
Parameters
.
Add
(
'Test'
,
TParameterType
.
TText
)
;
Parameters
.
Free
;
better:
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Parameters
:
=
TParameters
.
Create
;
Parameters
.
Add
(
'Test'
,
TParameterType
.
TText
)
;
Parameters
.
Free
;
Is not point you ask how to create class ? Then you forget to do
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petejones
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Posts: 13
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #7 on:
May 20, 2022, 05:21:42 pm »
Ah yes, thanks!
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howardpc
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Posts: 4144
Re: Can a class create a class within itself?
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Reply #8 on:
May 20, 2022, 05:35:58 pm »
While you can use generics, as you do, I think generics + variants is somewhat overkill.
I would simply use a TFPObjectList from contnrs unit.
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