Static polymorphism in Delphi

Question

Is there a way to implement static polymorphism in Delphi 2010?

Answer 1

Static polymorphism isn't possible in Delphi; generics aren't templates. Unlike templates, generics are parsed at declaration time, not at instantiation time. That is why a compiled module (*.dcu) only needs to contain an AST representation of the generic entity, whereas building an AST from an uninstantiated C++ template declaration is nearly impossible.