Mode Delphi

This mode is provided for compatibility with the Delphi compiler from Embarcadero in order to simplify porting of existing code to Free Pascal. You enable it with mode switch {$mode Delphi} in source code or with the compiler command line option -Mdelphi.

See also

• Delphi language features missing from the Free Pascal Compiler
• {$mode DelphiUnicode}
• sub-§ “Delphi compatibility mode” in the Free Pascal user’s guide

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