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Asked: 2026-06-02T04:25:06+00:00

Why doesn’t the following simple type definition compile? type SomeType = class(TObject) ID: Cardinal;

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Why doesn’t the following simple type definition compile?

type
  SomeType = class(TObject)
    ID: Cardinal;
  end;

  AnotherType = class(TObject)
    Some: SomeType;
    property ID: Cardinal read Some.ID;  // E2467
  end;

It gives E2467 Record or object type required, this occurs when trying to access a property from a variable that is not a record or object.

But Some is an object, right? Is this a compiler bug (I’m using the latest XE2)? If this is expected behavior, what’s the proper way to do what I’m trying to do?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The property accessors must be either direct data members or direct methods of the same class that the property belongs to.

    Try:

     AnotherType = class(TObject)
    function GetId: cardinal;
    property ID: Cardinal read GetId; 
 end;

    The error message pretty much says it all. “Some.ID” is not a record or object. It is a data member of a data member – different thing.

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