From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) Date: 2003-08-22T03:47:33+09:00 Subject: Re: Class variables - a surprising result Hi, In message "Re: Class variables - a surprising result" on 03/08/22, "Bennett, Patrick" writes: |In most languages (C++, Java, Delphi, etc.), class variables (static's) |are scoped by the *class*, not the entire inheritance chain. As far as I know, C++ and Java do not have class variables. They have static member variables, which can be either private, protected, or public. I know nothing about Delphi. matz.