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Overloading (Delphi and PHP Cross Reference Guide)

By Mike Prestwood

Delphi versus PHP: A side by side comparison between Delphi and PHP.

 
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Overloading

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Types of overloading include method overloading and operator overloading.

Method Overloading is where different functions with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed or the number of parameters. Method overloading is a type of polymorphism and is also known as Parametric Polymorphism.

Operater Overloading allows an operator to behave differently based on the types of values used. For example, in some languages the + operator is used both to add numbers and to concatenate strings. Custom operator overloading is sometimes referred to as ad-hoc polymorphism.

Delphi:   overload

Delphi supports both method and operator overloading.

For method overloading, you use the overload keyword (all versions of the routine must include the overload keyword). The compiler chooses the correct method first based on the number of parameters, then on the type so you can have two overloaded methods with the same number of parameters so long as at least one parameter is different.

Another form of method overloading is with the use of default parameters, a shortcut syntax, where you specify a default parameter value.

Delphi also supports operator overloading with some operators.

Syntax Example:
function Add(a, b: integer): Integer;  overload;
begin
Result := a+b;
end;
  
function Add(const msg: String; a, b: integer): String; overload;
begin
  Result := msg + IntToStr(a+b);
end;
PHP: 

PHP

  • Operator - No.
  • Method -
Syntax Example:

 













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