Adding integers?

[A]

It is a feature I requested myself

I'm probably misunderstanding, but does that mean that the community is able to influence the features of the dialect of ObjPas that Lazarus uses? If that's what you mean, then that's awesome.

[Thaddy]

It is a feature I requested myself

I'm probably misunderstanding, but does that mean that the community is able to influence the features of the dialect of ObjPas that Lazarus uses? If that's what you mean, then that's awesome.

Yes!! If it has some merit and one of the compiler devs picks it up you may see a request implemented. This happens quite often.
In this case it was a matter of Delphi compatibility, though. Which sometimes has a somewhat higher priority.
And there is never a guarantee.
E.g.: {$mode fpc} and {$mode objfpc} are modes that contain features that are only in FreePascal and dreamed up by users and compiler devs.

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1. x+=y;// meaning x := x+y,in mode objfpc

The other modes are compatibility modes to other Pascal dialects.

[Thaddy]

Actually in Pascal it is not quite boxing, but it is related to boxing. Here typehelpers are used. in Jaxx it is an object and in xxxphi it is also a typehelper.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_type_(object-oriented_programming)#Boxing

[edit: answering in plain air, something disappeared... ] But I like Ja and Phi too.... Don't do that! Confuses discussion.
Can you plz put it back? It wasn't offensive and gave me the chance to mention theory and a pointer to it. TNX! <slightly grumpy  >

[A]

It is a feature I requested myself

I'm probably misunderstanding, but does that mean that the community is able to influence the features of the dialect of ObjPas that Lazarus uses? If that's what you mean, then that's awesome.

Yes!! If it has some merit and one of the compiler devs picks it up you may see a request implemented. This happens quite often.
In this case it was a matter of Delphi compatibility, though. Which sometimes has a somewhat higher priority.
And there is never a guarantee.
E.g.: {$mode fpc} and {$mode objfpc} are modes that contain features that are only in FreePascal and dreamed up by users and compiler devs.

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. x+=y;// meaning x := x+y,in mode objfpc

The other modes are compatibility modes to other Pascal dialects.

That's great, however I'm a bit confused by your last post

Who's Ja and Phi? What disappeared? What do you want me to put back? Lol 

[Thaddy]

Well, some naughty boy deleted his post while I was answering.
It read something like this:

  integer.AsString; like japhi, yes?

This is not the exact post but very, very close....
It was in between your post and mine, moderators will confirm this, but he deleted this naughty remark...hence it became confusing to you and me...

It refers to language features that come from Java or Delphi or C# that some old ignorant hands do not like.. Like boxing, or in our case type helpers for simple types.
This behavior can be exlplained as: In Indonesian it is called "Tempo Dulu" The times in the past are gone... In Dutch "vroeger was alles beter" ...In British English "The good times" or "The olden days", etc.

But my revenge is that I edited the Wikipedia entry on boxing (computer science and added the object pascal  entry.... I am naughty too...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_type_(object-oriented_programming)#Type_helpers
[edit] The original re-appeared  http://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,39410.msg270383.html#msg270383

[engkin]

Well, some naughty boy deleted his post

I still have it on my screen:

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1. Number.ToString

is Japlhi way to do conversion. 

[Thaddy]

It reappeared...

[andresayang]

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1. Number.ToString

Well well, so simple ... I was still using "string conversion routines" (IntToStr ....)

Thanks for the tip

[jamie]

I think the helpers were the best thing since sliced bread! 

 I implemented one for the "Currency" Type for my special needs to make things
easier to handle in code land.

 Also I've notice they handle Inline directives very well in saving code space and making
things speed up a little. This goes along with Record methods too.

[Thaddy]

Note all these things are documented here: https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/typehelpers.html which describes all available typehelpers in the sysutils unit.
Since I understand many of you haven't noticed these, please go and have a look at what is possible (a lot more than you think!)

[Handoko]

Link bookmarked.
Thank you.

[bytebites]

It reappeared...

That's what nerds do! 

There is typo. I meant it to be Japlhi.  (Java-Delphi)

Stringhelper's index is  zero based:

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1. var s:string;
2. begin
3.   s:='Hello';
4.   writeln(pos('ello',s)=s.indexof('ello'));
5. end;
6.  

Prints False;

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1. TStringHelper.Join(
2.   const Separator: string;
3.   const Values: array of Const
4. ):string;
5.  
6. result:=astring.join(sep,array);
7.  

astring is not used at all. I expected that astring is used as separator (as in Python)