Editing Constructor (object-oriented programming) (section)

=== Object Pascal ===
In [[Object Pascal]], the constructor is similar to a [[factory method]]. The only syntactic difference to regular methods is the keyword <code>constructor</code> in front of the name (instead of <code>procedure</code> or <code>function</code>). It can have any name, though the convention is to have <code>Create</code> as prefix, such as in <code>CreateWithFormatting</code>. Creating an instance of a class works like calling a static method of a class: <code>TPerson.Create('Peter')</code>.

<syntaxhighlight lang="delphi">
program OopProgram;

type
  TPerson = class
  private
    FName: string;
  public
    property Name: string read FName;
    constructor Create(AName: string);
  end;

constructor TPerson.Create(AName: string);
begin
  FName := AName;
end;

var
  Person: TPerson;
begin
  Person := TPerson.Create('Peter'); // allocates an instance of TPerson and then calls TPerson.Create with the parameter AName = 'Peter'
end.
</syntaxhighlight>