Re: Open array

Fons Rave wrote:
procedure OpenArray;

procedure Xxx(Bbb : array of boolean);
begin
end;

type TArrayOfBoolean = array of boolean;

procedure Yyy(Bbb : TArrayOfBoolean);
begin
end;

var B : array of boolean;
begin
Xxx([True, False, True]); // 1
B := [True, False, True]; // 2
Yyy([True, False, True]); // 3
end;

Delphi doesn't compile lines 2 and 3. All three look comparable. But they aren't. What's the solution to line 2 and 3 ?

There isn't one, as TArrayOfBoolean isn't an open array. AFAIK, you must fill the array manually (piece by piece).

Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock

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