non virtual class methods

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Delphi non virtual class methods are converted to C# static methods. They can be called through a class reference or an object reference:

type

 TBase = class(TObject)

 public

    class function ClassMethod(xi: Integer): Integer;

 end;

...

var

  pBase: TBase;

  i : Integer;

begin

  i := TBase.ClassMethod(0);  // calling through a class reference

  // ...

  i := pBase.ClassMethod(0);  // calling through an object reference

This is translated in the following way:

public class TBase : TObject

{

  public static int ClassMethod(int xi)

  {

    ...

};

...

TBase* pBase = NULL;

int i = 0;

TBase.ClassMethod(0);  // calling through a class reference

// ...

TBase.ClassMethod(0);  // calling through an object reference

The class method cannot be called through an object reference.

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