E2185 Overriding automated virtual method '%s' cannot specify a dispid (Delphi)

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The dispid declared for the original virtual automated procedure declaration must be used by all overriding procedures in derived classes.

program Produce;

  type
    Base = class
    automated
      procedure Automatic; virtual; dispid 151;
    end;


    Derived = class (Base)
    automated
      procedure Automatic; override; dispid 152;
    end;

  procedure Base.Automatic;
  begin
  end;

  procedure Derived.Automatic;
  begin
  end;

begin
end.

The overriding declaration of Base.Automatic, in Derived (Derived.Automatic) erroneously attempts to define another dispid for the procedure.

program Solve;

  type
    Base = class
    automated
      procedure Automatic; virtual; dispid 151;
    end;


    Derived = class (Base)
    automated
      procedure Automatic; override;
    end;

  procedure Base.Automatic;
  begin
  end;

  procedure Derived.Automatic;
  begin
  end;

begin
end.

By removing the offending dispid clause, the program will now compile.