From: "Shifted Soul" To: "fpc mailing list" Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:01 AM Subject: [fpc-pascal]create and destroy > Hello, I have two small questions, if you can give me a yes or no only. > Q1 : Can I call a method from the constructor of the same class. Example > : > TSample = CLASS > PUBLIC > CONSTRUCTOR Create; > DESTRUCTOR Destroy;Override; > PROCEDURE a; > END; > > CONSTRUCTOR TSample.Create; > BEGIN > a; > END; Yes, as far as I know, you can. > > Q2 : I know that the standard is to override the "destroy" destructor > and to use the free method to dstroy the object. I know also that the > standard "destroy" don't have any parameter. But I want to have a > destructor with parameters, can I do it without being out of standard, > don't tell me that I can call the destructor directly, because I gave a > sample a time ago with a direct call to the destructor which made a > great deal about standards, so I won't to make more troubles in this > mailing list. I don't know where you need it for, but why don't you create some properties or variables like: DoSomethingOnDestroy: Boolean;