Language Features 1.0 (Adrenochrome)

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The first release of Oxygene (while known as Chrome) added the following language features on top of traditional Object Pascal implementations such as Delphi and Free Pascal:

• Generics
• Class Contracts
• Namespaces
• Virtual Properties
• Enhanced Events Support
• Asynchronous Methods and Thread Synchronization
• Partial Classes (supported for .NET 1.1, as well)
• Operator Overloading
• Class References (aka Meta Classes) and Virtual Constructors
• Enhanced Loops
• Inline Variable Declaration and Type Inference
• Inline Property Accessors
• Enhanced 'case of' and 'case type of' statements
• Enhanced 'try/finally/except'
• Exception Handling
• Double Boolean Comparisons
• Empty Methods
• Static Classes
• Enhanced 'exit' statement
• Enhanced is not and not in operators

Language Features by Version

• 1.0 (Adrenochrome)
• 1.5 (Floorshow)
• 2.0 (Joyride)
• 3.0 (Oxygène)

Product: RemObjects Oxygene (formerly known as Chrome)
Current version: 3.0 Previous Versions: 'Joyride' (2.0), 'Floorshow' (1.5), 'Adrenochrome' (1.0)

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