Delphi Error – E2540 Cannot seal abstract type ‘%s’

Delphi Compiler Error

E2540 Cannot seal abstract type ‘%s’

Reason for the Error & Solution

This occurs when declaring an abstract type as sealed.

program E2540;
{E2540 Cannot seal abstract type '%s'}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  SysUtils,
  classes;

type
  TMyClass = class sealed
    procedure setArea; Virtual; Abstract; //E2540
  end;

begin

end.