abstruct properties

Only methods can be abstract.

Anything abstract has to also be virtual, and you can't have virtual properties.

Here is a workaround for:

property Size: Integer read FSize write FSize;

Change the property to methods:

function GetSize: Integer; virtual; abstract;
procedure SetSize(ASize: Integer); virtual; abstract;

The two methods would be implemented in a derived class, and the value would be stored in a variable in that derived class.

Cheers,
Phil.

Sassas,

You don't understand what *abstract* means.

If the error is "abstract error", it is because the derived class (you probably don't have one) is not implementing the methods.

Here is the idea for your benefit.

//The base class
type
   TBaseClass = class (TObject)
      public  //must be public in this example, var x (below) calls this method
           function GetSize: Integer; virtual; abstract;
           procedure SetSize(ASize: Integer); virtual; abstract;
   end;

//Ok, not notice that there is no implementation of TBaseClass.GetSize.
//TBaseClass represents an idea, not implemented code
//This is just how I think of it

//Now for the derived class
type
   TDerivedClass = class( TBaseClass)
      private
          FSize: Integer;
      public  //or it can be protected in this example
          function GetSize: Integer; override;
   end;

implementation

TDerivedClass.GetSize: Integer;
   begin
      Result := FSize;
   end;

//TDerivedClass.GetSize overrides TBaseClass.GetSize.

//Digest that for a while, now consider how to use this.
var x: TBaseClass;
begin
   x := TDerivedClass.Create;
   ShowMessage(IntToStr(x.GetSize));
   x.SetSize(50);  //<< this line causes an abstract run time error because
                          //TDerived class does not implement SetSize.
                          //The compiler will compile, but a warning will                           //be generated.
end;

//Calling x.GetSize will call the GetSize in TDerivedClass, not TBaseClass even though x is of type TBaseClass.

//x is of type TBaseClass, but it can be created using TDerivedClass since TDerivedClass is derived from TBaseClass


Just another thing, you shouldn't wrap up the essence of someone elses comment and try to get points for it.