[Lazarus] Generics type as parameter

[Leonardo M. Ramé]

On 2012-05-12 13:07:18 -0300, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote:
> Thanks Sven and Michalis. Using the suggestion by Michalis, I got a
> solution mixing Generics and regular objects.
> 
> What I'm pursuing is to replace my TCollection based ORM, with a
> Generics based one, this allow users to write less code, in a clearer
> way.
> 
> The way the ORM works, is to create a TCollection instance, then execute
> an ORM's method to load/save data into/from it, example:
> 
> var
>   lCustomers: TCustomers; // this is a TCollection descendant
> begin
>   lCustomers := TCustomers.Create;
>   FConnector.LoadData(lCustomers, []);
>   ... do something with lCustomers ...
>   lCustomers.Free;
> end;
> 
> As you can see, FConnector.LoadData receives a TCollection as parameter,
> and using RTTI, it fills each TCustomer published property.
> 
> With Michalis's solution, I can turn my ORM from TCollections to
> Generics with very little changes, see how small is the unit customer
> now, instead of a complete TCollection/TCollectionItem definition:
> 

Following the same subject, inside a method receiving an TFPSList, how
can I know the type of items it will contain, even if the list is
empty?.

In a TCollection, I can use myCollection.ItemClass to know it, but in a
specialized Generic type, how can I know, in an abstract way the type of
a TFPGList<T>?. I mean, what type is T?.

Regards,
-- 
Leonardo M. Ramé
http://leonardorame.blogspot.com