Base Types

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Smart Pascal supports most of the data types from Delphi. Some base types are missing because there is not direct JavaScript support for them and some complex type were added.

 

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Smart Pascal implements following base types:

 

In traditional Smart Pascal all classes inherit from a root type called TObject


This object reference:


this (JS reference):



this (SMART reference):



 

Type Mappings

 

Unit System.Types defines following type mappings for better compatibility with existing Pascal codebase.

 

  TDateTime   = Float;

  Real        = Float;

  Double      = Float;

  Extended    = Float;

  TColor      = Integer;

  THandle     = Variant;   

  char        = string;

  byte        = integer;

  word        = integer;

  cardinal    = integer;

  Int64       = integer;

  currency    = float;

  TPersistent = TObject;

  TObjectList = array of TObject;

  TStringList = array of string;

  TVariantDynArray = array of variant;

  TIntegerDynArray = array of integer;