{$ifdef fpc} {$mode delphi} {$endif fpc} {$ifdef FPC_COMP_IS_INT64} type comp = double; {$endif FPC_COMP_IS_INT64} procedure test(a: shortstring); overload; begin writeln('shortstring called instead of single'); halt(1) end; procedure test(a: single); overload; begin writeln('single called instead of shortstring'); writeln('YYY') end; var v: variant; x: shortstring; y: single; begin try v := x; test(v); except on E : TObject do writeln('QQQ'); end; try v := y; test(v); except on E : TObject do halt(1); end; end.