Moritz Beutel wrote:

> wow - discarded ref-counted return values are actually kept alive
> until end of scope? That's INCREDIBLY useful :)

Well, apparently it is. <g>


The smallest scope in Delphi is the routine. Any interface created will
not be released until the end of that scope is reached. To make this
happen, "discarded" return values are assigned to hidden (or anonymous,
whatever you prefer) variables.


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