Delphi in a Nutshell
by Ray Lischner

This page contains errors corrected in the 7/00 reprint.


Here's a key to the markup:

        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification


(18) In the fourth line of the second paragraph, it did read: "...at 
runtime..." 

Now reads: "...until runtime..."


(29) The fifth line of the Warning, did read: "...safe, if your function
 returns a string, dynamic array, or Variant."

Now reads: "...safe, if your function returns a string, interface, dynamic 
array, or Variant."


<415> In the "Description" of "With Keyword", items #2 and #3 have been 
swapped. It now reads:

1. Members of records, ...
2. Local variables and subroutine parameters...
3. Members of Self...
4. Global variables in the same unit...
5. Global variables declared in other units...


[439] The "Syntax" section in the "$BoolEval Compiler Directive" now reads:

{$B-}           // default
{$BoolEval Off} // default
{$B+}
{$BoolEval On}


(439) The second line of the Warning note did read: "...enabled. Do not 
disable this option unless you know the code..."

Now reads: "...disabled. Do not enable this option unless you know the code..."


[439] Under the "Example", the third line has been changed from 
"{$BoolEval On}" to "{$BoolEval Off}".


[440] The third line of the first example has been changed from 
"{$BoolEval Off}" to "{$BoolEval On}".


[477]  The description of -$B did read: "Default is -$B+."

Now reads: "Default is -$B-".


[479]  The description of -$V+ did read: Loosens restrictions on var string
parameters..."

Now reads:

        "When disabled, loosens restrictions on var string parameters..."


(507)  StringReplace function did read:

         "StringReplace returns a copy of S, where NewSubStr is replaced by
         OldSubStr."

Now reads:

         "StringReplace returns a copy of S, where OldSubStr is replaced by
         NewSubStr."