Dynamic array operators

12.8.5 Dynamic array operators

There is only one dynamic array operator: +. This operator is available in Delphi mode, but must be enabled explicily using the modeswitch arrayoperators in objfpc mode:

{$mode objfpc}
{$modeswitch arrayoperators}

When enabled, its action is similar to the concatenation for strings: to concatenate the contents of the two arrays it acts on. The array element type must of course be identical for both arrays, i.e. the following will work:

{$mode objfpc}
{$modeswitch arrayoperators}
var
  a,b, c : array of byte;

begin
  a:=[0,1,2];
  b:=[3,4,5];
  c:=a+b;
  writeln('C has ',length(c),' elements');

But the following will not work:

{$mode objfpc}
{$modeswitch arrayoperators}

var
  b, c : array of byte;
  a : array of integer;

begin
  a:=[0,1,2];
  b:=[3,4,5];
  c:=a+b;
  writeln('C has ',length(c),' elements');

The compiler will give an error when compiling this code.

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