Alt+Shift+C for Procedure completion and updation
lazarus / 9-Editor

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motaz · 2013-01-04 08:42

I always use Alt + Shift + C for new procedure/function header to
generate procedure body in implementation section. For example
suppose that I wrote this procedure header in public section in a form
class:

Code: [Select]    procedure Sum(a, b: Integer; c: Integer = 0; d:
Integer = 0);

Then When I click Alt + Shift + C at this line I get this in
implementation part:

Code: [Select]procedure TForm1.Sum(a, b: Integer; c: Integer; d:
Integer);
begin

end;

Note that the default parameters value are not there, but it is still
no problem, because these parameters are still considered as optional
and has default values.

The problem starts when I do modifications in procedure implementation
header, for example when I added another default parameters and
pressed Alt + Shift + C at procedure header:

Code: [Select]procedure TForm1.Sum(a, b: Integer; c: Integer; d:
Integer; f: Integer = 0);
begin

end;

I get this modification in form's public section declaration:
Code: [Select]    procedure Sum(a, b: Integer; c: Integer; d: Integer;
f: Integer=0);
The default values for C and D are gone, and these parameters are not
considered optional any more.
Can I prevent this editor behaviour by forcing it to put default
values in implementation section when using Alt + Shift + C at first
place. Is there any configuration that can be done in Lazarus editor?
Thanks

Motaz

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User137 · 2013-01-04 09:22

Default values are written only in the header section. Only exception
is a lonely function with no header at all, which can have default
values described in it.

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motaz · 2013-01-04 11:34

I can write default values manually in implementation section, as the
example above, and this will not generate syntax error.

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Ask · 2013-01-04 11:38

QuoteThe default values for C and D are gone, and these parameters are
not considered optional any more.
Can I prevent this editor behaviour by forcing it to put default
values in implementation section when using Alt + Shift + C at first
place. Is there any configuration that can be done in Lazarus
editor?AFAIK there is no such option, but I agree it would be good to
have.
I suggest you to enter your feature request into bugtracker.

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motaz · 2013-01-04 12:39

I have tried to compare it with Delphi, and I have Turbo Delphi 2006
version, but I found that this feature (Updating procedure header from
implementation or from interface section).

This feature is really useful and important, I spent most of time in
development in Source Code editor window.
I'll try to request it in bug tracker
Thanks

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motaz · 2013-01-04 15:06

I have report it in bug tracker:

http://mantis.freepascal.org/view.php?id=23582