Another Generics / RTTI bug. Attributes are ignored in parametrized types.

The output from the code below, shows that you cannot enumerate attributes for properties of a parametrized type such as TOpenClass.

If you close the class as a TDecidedClass = TOpenClass, any attributes declared in TDecidedClass may have enumerable attributes, but the attributes declared for properties in TOpenClass are still not enumerable.

Output from the code:

Properties for TBaseClass
Normal
Blinged [Bling]

Properties for TBaseParam
BlingTFails <- Note the lack of a [Bling] attribute here 
BlingIntFails <- Note the lack of a [Bling] attribute here 
Normal 
Blinged [Bling] 

Properties for TBaseInt 
BlingInt [Bling] 
BlingTFails <- Note the lack of a [Bling] attribute here 
BlingIntFails <- Note the lack of a [Bling] attribute here 
Normal 
Blinged [Bling]

program AttributeFailsForParametricGenericType;

{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
ExceptionLog,
Classes,
Generics.Defaults,
RTTI;

type
Bling = class(TCustomAttribute);

TBaseClass = class
private
function GetBling: Integer;
function GetNormal: Integer;
procedure SetBling(const Value: Integer);
procedure SetNormal(const Value: Integer);
public
procedure Inspect;
property Normal:Integer read GetNormal write SetNormal;
[bling] property Blinged:Integer read GetBling write SetBling;
end;

TBaseParam = class(TBaseClass)
private
function GetBlingTFails: T;
procedure SetBlingTFails(const Value: T);
function GetBlingIntFails: Integer;
procedure SetBlingIntFails(const Value: Integer);
public
[bling] property BlingTFails:T read GetBlingTFails write SetBlingTFails;
[bling] property BlingIntFails:Integer read GetBlingIntFails write SetBlingIntFails;
end;

TBaseInt = class(TBaseParam)
private
function GetBlingInt: Integer;
procedure SetBlingInt(const Value: Integer);
public
[bling] property BlingInt:Integer read GetBlingInt write SetBlingInt;
end;


{ TBaseClass }

function TBaseClass.GetBling: Integer; begin end;
function TBaseClass.GetNormal: Integer; begin end;

procedure TBaseClass.Inspect;
var
Context : TRttiContext;
SourceType : TRttiType;
SourceProp : TRttiProperty;
SourceAttribute : TCustomAttribute;
s : String;
begin
Context := TRttiContext.Create;
try
SourceType := Context.GetType(Self.ClassType);
Writeln('');
Writeln(ClassName);

for SourceProp in SourceType.GetProperties
do begin
s := SourceProp.Name;

for SourceAttribute in SourceProp.GetAttributes
do begin
s := s + ' [' + SourceAttribute.ClassName + ']';
end;
Writeln(s);
end;
finally
Context.Free;
end;
end;

procedure TBaseClass.SetBling(const Value: Integer); begin end;
procedure TBaseClass.SetNormal(const Value: Integer); begin end;

{ TBaseParam }
function TBaseParam.GetBlingTFails: T; begin end;
function TBaseParam.GetBlingIntFails: Integer; begin end;
procedure TBaseParam.SetBlingTFails(const Value: T); begin end;
procedure TBaseParam.SetBlingIntFails(const Value: Integer); begin end;

{ TBaseInt }
function TBaseInt.GetBlingInt: Integer; begin end;
procedure TBaseInt.SetBlingInt(const Value: Integer); begin end;


var
Base : TBaseClass;
BaseT : TBaseParam;
BaseInt : TBaseInt;
begin
Base := TBaseClass.Create;
Base.Inspect;

BaseT := TBaseParam.Create;
BaseT.Inspect;

BaseInt := TBaseInt.Create;
BaseInt.Inspect;

Readln;
end.

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