[Lazarus] Published interface TWSxxxxxx

[Marc Weustink]

José Mejuto wrote:
> Hello Lazarus-List,
>
> All objects in the widgetset interface TWSxxxxx has the "class
> procedure" under the published section like:
>
> TWSBitBtn = class(TWSButton)
> published
>    class procedure SetGlyph(const ABitBtn:...........
>    class procedure SetLayout(const ABitBtn:..........
>    class procedure SetMargin(const ABitBtn:..........
>    class procedure SetSpacing(const ABitBtn:.........
> end;
>
> Is there any reason to be published instead public ? Maybe to garantee
> that the functions will never be removed by fpc/linker if not directly
> used in the code ?

there is a "virtual" classtree build based on RTTI. RTTI is only 
generated for published methods

Marc