peter green wrote: >>> bypassing "protected" ;) >> "protected" as in language (type) protection ? > protected as in the protected modifier for stuff in a class which is hugely > overused in the vcl.
>From memory, most fields in the VCL are private, not protected. I don't think absolute will, or should, change visibility rules. I.e. you can't 'overlay' a private member of a parent class. Micha _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel