Hello, I would like to know whether (or why) GPC makes strict type checking on procedure parameters passed as const. In a program like this: ---------------------------------- program tester; type firstobj=object end; secondobj=object(firstobj) end;

procedure test(f:firstobj); begin end;

var o:secondobj;

begin test(o); end. ---------------------------- the compiler reports:

tester.dpr:9: objects must not be value parameters tester.dpr: In main program: tester.dpr:16: illegal explicit assignment between objects

The second error seems a little misterious for me, but it doesn't matter, maybe some errors recovery problem. I understand the reasons for not passing objects by value, so I tried to replace the procedure header by

procedure test(const f:firstobj);

but then passing an object derived from ffirstobj I get an error: tester.dpr:16: type mismatch in argument 1 of `Test'. So my question is - do I have to write such procedures in GPC as

procedure test(var f:firstobj); ?

I know I should probably use pointers to objects, but for some reason I would like to use this realization. Can someone explain me that? Regards, Adam Naumowicz

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