Why not say return <1 or <=0 for all? ---------------- George Birbilis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Computer & Informatics Engineer Microsoft MVP J# for 2004-2006 Borland "Spirit of Delphi" 3D, QuickTime, QTVR, Java, Delphi, ActiveX, .NET components, Robotics http://www.kagi.com/birbilis http://birbilis.spaces.live.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joost van der Sluis > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:52 AM > To: FPC developers' list > Subject: [fpc-devel] Question about writing documentation > > Hi all, > > Two things: > > One: TDataset.Recordcount on Delphi (TclientDataset?) returns > 0 if it's called on an inactive TDataset. But an exception > seems to be more appropiate to me. But some > dataset-descendents raise an exception, some return 0. > Now what should I do in sqldb and the TMemDataset? > > Two: I want to document the choice I made in point one, and I > think that the writing documentation at the same time is a > good idea. But now I have this question: TDataset.Recordcount > always return -1. Even if the TDataset is closed. > Any comment on the exception in, for example, > TMemDataset.Recordcount, should I place that in the > TMemDataset.Recordcount-help? Or can I put into the > TDataset.Recordcount a remark, that most TDataset.Descendents > return 0 or raise an exception? > Normally you would write that down in the documentation of > the descendent, but I want to make a statement to > TDataset-descendent- developers, that if they make their own > descendent, it should return 0 or an exception. where's the > place to do that? > > I hope my point is clear. > > Regards, > Joost. > > > -- > Met vriendelijke groeten, > > Joost van der Sluis > CNOC Informatiesystemen en Netwerken > http://www.cnoc.nl > > _______________________________________________ > fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org > http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel > _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0659-1, 16/12/2006 Tested on: 22/12/2006 9:44:37 p? avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2006 ALWIL Software. _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
