Class

A highly structured data type in Object Pascal dialects such as Delphi or the ObjFPC dialect. Classes are able to contain variables, constructors, destructors, functions, procedures, and properties using access scopes. Another interesting thing about classes is that they free the programmer from the need for pointers and references. They are automatically handled by the compiler at compile time. Classes are able to inherit and to be inherited by other classes.

<delphi> type

   TMyClass = class(TObject)
   private // self access only
       FSomeVar: Integer;
   public // access by anything
       constructor Create; overload;
       constructor Create(Args: array of Integer); overload;
       destructor Destroy; virtual;
       function GetSomeVar;
       procedure SetSomeVar(newvalue: Integer);
   published // special type of public scope
       property SomeVar: Integer read GetSomeVar write SetSomeVar default 0;
   end;

</delphi>

<delphi> var

   classInstance: TMyClass.Create;

</delphi>

<delphi> TMyClass.Create; begin

 SomeVar := 6;

end; </delphi>