Entry Point

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Normally, program execution starts with the Main Method, but from Apr10 onwards an Entry Point may be provided.

This allows one source module in an .exe project to have a classic "Turbo Pascal/Delphi" style entry point block of code, with a "begin/end." pair, as shown below.

• This does not require any setting such as "allow globals" or the like.
• If more than one such code block is found, then, just as with multiple Main class methods, a compiler error will be raised.
• If such an entry point is defined AND any Main class method(s) are found, the entry point would take precedence over the Main class methods (which would then act as a regular class method).

In addition, interface/implementation will be optional, but only when there is a begin/end right after the namespace and/or uses.

namespace MyProject;
 
begin
  Console.WriteLine('Hello There!');
end.

namespace MyProject;

interface

// ...

implementation

//...

begin 
  // Entry Point
end.

Note: The begin/end block is unique by not being within a class member.

See Also

• Main Method

Area: Oxygene Language
Compiler version: Oxygene 5

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