Set type parameter

[jamie]

As a matter of fact you always need to specify a data type name (for value and variable parameters); “anonymous” data types are not permitted in the formal parameter list. The FPC – as extension – just allows (“open”) array of …, too, as you can see in the syntax diagram.

 I can't just pass anything? 

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. MyFunction(Var SomeName):SomeReturnTypeMaybe;
2.  

With that, I can pass anything! 

[Kays]

That is actually a really cool syntax, sadly it is not used anymore

I’m not sure, but I think it hardly gained popularity in the first place, so saying “not used anymore” is a bit of a misrepresentation. I know the GPC (GNU Pascal Compiler) and Prospero Pascal supported it.

With that, I can pass anything! 

Touché.