Delphi Compiler Error
E2086 Type ‘%s’ is not yet completely defined
Reason for the Error & Solution
This error occurs if there is either a reference to a type that is just being defined, or if there is a forward declared class type in a type section and no final declaration of that type.
program Produce;
type
TListEntry = record
Next: ^TListEntry; (*<-- Error message here*)
Data: Integer;
end;
TMyClass = class; (*<-- Error message here*)
TMyClassRef = class of TMyClass;
TMyClasss = class (*<-- Typo ...*)
(*...*)
end;
begin
end.
The example tries to refer to record type before it is completely defined. Also, because of a typo, the compiler never sees a complete declaration for TMyClass.
program Solve;
type
PListEntry = ^TListEntry;
TListEntry = record
Next: PListEntry;
Data: Integer;
end;
TMyClass = class;
TMyClassRef = class of TMyClass;
TMyClass = class
(*...*)
end;
begin
end.
The solution for the first problem is to introduce a type declaration for an auxiliary pointer type. The second problem is fixed by spelling TMyClass correctly.
