如何将C/C++程序转译成Delphi(二)

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2. Conversion Basics

2.1. Naming

The naming in converted header files should follow Borland's style as far as possible. This means, keep the original names, but make them more Delphi-like.

How should the C names be translated into Delphi?

The C-programmer usually uses upper case letters for type identifiers, e.g. MY_TYPE. In Delphi, a type identifier has a T-prefix followed by the name of the type in mixed (proper) case. Underscores are not used. The Delphi-like translation of the C type identifier MY_TYPE is TMyType.

In C older header files the pointer-type is named LPMY_TYPE. In translation to Delphi it should be PMyType to conform with Borland's style.

Constants are usually named identically to the original name, including upper case letters and underscores.

A few examples:

C	Delphi-Translation
typedef struct _IMAGE_FILE_HEADER {   WORD Machine;   WORD NumberOfSections;   DWORD TimeDateStamp;   DWORD PointerToSymbolTable;   DWORD NumberOfSymbols;   WORD SizeOfOptionalHeader;   WORD Characteristics; } IMAGE_FILE_HEADER, *PIMAGE_FILE_HEADER;	type   PImageFileHeader = ^TImageFileHeader;   TImageFileHeader = packed record     Machine: Word;     NumberOfSections: Word;     TimeDateStamp: DWORD;     PointerToSymbolTable: DWORD;     NumberOfSymbols: DWORD;     SizeOfOptionalHeader: Word;     Characteristics: Word;   end;
#define LANG_NEUTRAL 0x00 #define LANG_AFRIKAANS 0x36 #define LANG_ALBANIAN 0x1C #define LANG_ARABIC 0x01 #define LANG_BASQUE 0x2D #define LANG_BELARUSIAN 0x23 #define LANG_BULGARIAN 0x02 #define LANG_CATALAN 0x03 #define LANG_CHINESE 0x04	CONST   LANG_NEUTRAL = $00;   LANG_AFRIKAANS = $36;   LANG_ALBANIAN = $1C;   LANG_ARABIC = $01;   LANG_BASQUE = $2D;   LANG_BELARUSIAN = $23;   LANG_BULGARIAN = $02;   LANG_CATALAN = $03;   LANG_CHINESE = $04;