Part 1: Initialized global instance variables

Now you can declare initialized global instance variables and constants of class types in the Delphi for .NET Language! Not supported in Delphi for Win32.

WARNING! As this is undocumented, it may not be supported in future releases.

var
  Button: TButton = TButton.Create(nil);

Supported since Delphi 8? Tested on Delphi 2005 and Delphi 2006.

Here's a complete example.

{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

{%DelphiDotNetAssemblyCompiler '$(SystemRoot)\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\System.Drawing.dll'}

uses
  SysUtils,
  StdCtrls;

procedure Test2;
const
  Button1: TButton = TButton.Create(nil);
var
  Button2: TButton = TButton.Create(nil); // This doesn't work, so don't bother.
begin

end;

var
  Button1: TButton = TButton.Create(nil); // This works.
const
  Button2: TButton = TButton.Create(nil);
begin
end.