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I-2 Delphi Language Guide
B
$B directive 4-9
base types 5-8, 5-18, 5-19, 5-20
begin (reserved word) 3-2, 4-21, 6-2, 6-3
binary operators 4-7
binding
fields 7-7
methods 7-10
bitwise operators,not 4-9
blanks 4-1
BlockRead procedure 8-4
blocks 4-29 to 4-30
function 3-4, 6-2, 6-3
library 9-7
outer and inner 4-31
procedure 3-4, 6-2, 6-3
program 3-1, 3-2
scope 4-29 to 4-32
try...except 7-29, 7-32
try...finally 7-33
BlockWrite procedure 8-4
body (routine) 6-2
boldface 1-2
Boolean operators 4-8
complete vs. partial evaluation 4-8
Boolean types 5-6, 11-3
BORLANDMM.DLL 9-9
Break procedure 4-27
exception handlers 7-31
in try...finally block 7-34
BSTR type (COM) 5-13
built-in assembler 13-1 to 13-19
built-in types 5-1
by reference (parameters) 6-12, 6-14, 10-13, 12-1
by value (parameters) 6-12, 10-13, 12-1
Byte type 5-4, 11-3
assembler 13-16
ByteBool type 5-6, 11-3
C
C6-7
C++ 10-1, 11-11
calling conventions 5-31, 6-5, 12-1
access specifiers 6-5, 7-18
interfaces 10-3, 10-7
methods 12-4
shared libraries 9-4
varargs directive 6-7
calling routines 9-1
Cardinal type 5-4
carriage-return 4-1, 4-5
case (reserved word) 4-25, 5-24
case statements 4-25
case-sensitivity 4-1, 4-2, 6-8
unit names and files 4-2
-cc compiler switch 8-3
cdecl (calling convention) 6-5, 12-2
constructors and destructors 12-4
Self 12-4
varargs 6-7
Char type 5-5, 5-14, 5-29, 11-3
character operators 4-9
character sets
ANSI 5-5, 5-13
extended 5-13
multibyte (MBCS) 5-13
Pascal 4-1, 4-2, 4-5
single-byte (SBCS) 5-13
character strings 4-1, 4-5, 5-47
characters
pointers 5-29
string literals as 4-5, 5-5
types 5-5, 11-3
wide 5-13, 11-3
checked typecasts
interfaces 10-10
objects 7-26
Chr function 5-5
circular references
packages 9-12
units 3-8
classes 7-1 to 7-34
class methods 7-1, 7-26
class references 7-24
class types 7-1, 7-2
comparison 4-12
compatibility 7-3, 10-10
declaring class types 7-2, 7-4, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-17,
10-5
files and 5-26
memory 11-10
metaclasses 7-24
operators 4-12, 7-25
scope 4-31
variants and 5-33
Classes unit 7-9, 7-24
ClassParent method 7-25
class-reference types 7-24
comparison 4-12
constructors and 7-25
memory 11-11
variants and 5-33
ClassType method 7-25
clients 3-4
Close function 8-4, 8-6
CloseFile function 8-6
CloseFile procedure 8-6
CLX 1-2