[Lazarus] property setter

[xrfang]

Hi all,

Lazarus auto generated the following code for my class:

procedure TPainter.SetFont(AValue: TFont);
begin
  if FFont=AValue then Exit;
  FFont:=AValue;
end;

My question is, why the "if" clause needed? Is there any performance benefits?

Thanks,
Shannon
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