System.TypInfo.PTypeInfo

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Delphi

PTypeInfo = ^TTypeInfo;

Properties

Type Visibility Source Unit Parent
pointer public System.TypInfo.pas System.TypInfo System.TypInfo

Description

Holds a pointer to information for a data type as returned by TypeInfo.

The TypeInfo function is part of Delphi's Run Time Type Information (RTTI) mechanism. It provides run time information about a specific data type. TypeInfo returns a PTypeInfo pointer to a TTypeInfo value.

The TTypeInfo holds the following fields :



Field Meaning

Kind

The kind of type in RTTI terms. This value is required to select the appropriate variant section in the TTypeData returned by the GetTypeData.

Name

The name of the data type.



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