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# Reference for unit 'Classes'

Basic classes for RTL

`uses`
`System,` |  | The system unit
`sysutils,` |  | Various system utilities.
`types,` |  | Various types
`typinfo,` |  | Access Run-Time Type Information (RTTI)
`rtlconsts;` |  | Resource strings with messages

## Overview

This documentation describes the FPC classes unit. The Classes unit contains basic classes for the Free Component Library (FCL):

- a TList class for maintaining lists of pointers,
- TStringList for lists of strings,
- TCollection to manage collections of objects
- TStream classes to support streaming.

Furthermore it introduces methods for object persistence, and classes that understand an owner-owned relationship, with automatic memory management.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014