Re: [Pasdoc-main] [ pasdoc-Bugs-2500102 ] Error when parsing Delphi 2009 files with generics

[Hans-Peter D. <DrD...@ao...>]

Thomas Hummes schrieb:

>> More extensions to the parser are required, new keywords like
>> "generic" and the related syntax, etc.
> 
> This is not really correct. To use e.g. a generic TObjectList you
> need to include the unit "Generics.Collections" and may then write
> something like:
> 
> type TMyList = TObjectList<TStringList>;
> 
> This creates a generic descendant of TObjectList containing
> TStringLists.

I.e. TObjectList<TStringList> sould be treated as something like a 
qualified typename?

If so, of what type class? Should it become a CIO, or some unspecific 
type like "integer"? A CIO with ancestor TObjectList IMO were the 
closest internal representation. From the viewpoint of a user: where 
should the typename occur in the generated documentation, as TYPE or as 
CIO-TYPE?

> Michalis "dirty" solution isy at least be a solution
> for the most used new feature of Delphi 2009.

Okay, I'll look into that. Can somebody provide an test unit?

> Of course for other new
> things like anonymous methods, writing own generics (which needs a
> type called <T> as Placeholder for the later used class), a correct
> complete grammar ist needed - which I cannot provide, since I don't
> really understand how PasDoc works and how changes like these need to
> be planned and implemented.

A grammar snippet would be very helpful. Can such names only occur in 
type definitions, i.e.:
   TypeID ::= ident [ "<" ident ">" ] .
   TypeDef ::= "type" ident "=" TypeID ";"
or also in variable definitions
   Declaration ::= "var" ident [...] ":" TypeID ";"

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