Static polymorphism in Delphi

Question

Is there a way to implement static polymorphism in Delphi 2010?

Answer 1

Static polymorphism is not possible in Delphi; generics are not templates. Unlike templates, generics are parsed at the time of declaration, not at creation time. This is why a compiled module (* .dcu) should only contain an AST representation of a common object, while creating an AST from an uninformed C ++ template declaration is almost impossible.

Answer 2

From Delphi 2009 there are generics. In combination with class or interface constraints, you can use them to implement static polymophism.

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