Delphi for .NET Developer’s Guide

Chapter 5. The Delphi Language

by Steve Teixeira

IN THIS CHAPTER

• It’s All about .NET

• Comments

• Procedures and Functions

• Variables

• Constants

• Operators

• Delphi Language Types

• User-Defined Types

• Typecasting and Type Conversion

• String Resources

• Testing Conditions

• Loops

• Procedures and Functions

• Scope

• Units and Namespaces

• Packages and Assemblies

• Object-Oriented Programming

• Using Delphi Objects

• Structured Exception Handling

This chapter covers Delphi’s underlying language, Object Pascal. First, you’ll receive an introduction to the basics of the Delphi language, such as language rules and constructs. Then, you’ll learn about some of the more advanced aspects of the Delphi language, such as classes and exception handling. This chapter assumes that you have some experience ...