Mazola Winstrol wrote:
1 - Does the compiler automatically initialize all class fields when a new instance is created?
They're called instance fields, and yes, they are zeroed. Class fields are fields that that are unique per class type, rather than per instance.
2 - Does the compiler initialize record fields?
Only for fields that are managed types.
3 - When i declare a pointer as a global variable or as a member of a record, can i assume that its initial value is nil?
No.
4 - Is there any compiler switch regarding initialization of variables?
There is only -gt, but it "initialises" (non-managed) variables and out-parameter with random data in order to more easily find cases of uninitialised data. It cannot be used to initialise all variables to a known value.
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