Also, enumerated types are ordinal types, this means you can use them in case statements instead of having to use nested if's (which is what you would have to do with strings) Cheers Tim.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leigh Wanstead Sent: Thursday, 10 May 2007 9:23 AM To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: RE: [DUG] Why use a set when a string will work OK (and less code)? Take advantage compile time checking. Strong typecast check. Regards Leigh http://www.smootharm.com _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe
