The IDE hangs when "|" is present in the source code. Is it a bug in Delphi XE8?

Question

Whenever I type a "|" (vertical bar) in source editor, the Delphi IDE starts to hang.

I tried to add the "|" in my source code via notepad before opening my project with Delphi then it seems that the IDE is hanging while opening the project.

Example 1 (This will work):

procedure TForm8.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if 1 = 1 then
    ShowMessage('True');
end;

Example 2 (This will not work):

procedure TForm8.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if 1 = 1 then || "1" = "1" then //Whenever I start typing the "|", the IDE starts to hang.
    ShowMessage('True');
end;

Note: The Delphi IDE is not hanging with my project after I removed the "|" (vertical bar) in my source code through notepad (before opening the project with Delphi).

Muriah

| is not an operator in Delphi. It may be a bug, but your code is invalid. Report the bug to EMBT; we can't fix it here. Other than to tell you to not try and use | as an operator in Delphi source code, of course. The proper operator for or is or, as in if (1 = 1) or ("1" = "1") then. – Melitta

@Ken It's a Castalia bug. It affects you even if you type | accidentally. – Kislev

@David: Yes, I can see that from Stefan's answer. However, this poster said Whenever I type and I tried to add the "I" in my source code via notepad, which leads me to believe that the OP was trying to use the pipe as the OR operator, which is why I explained the difference. – Melitta

@Ken I assumed that the user was just trying to debug the problem and work out whether it affected just entry, or parsing. – Kislev

@David: OK. I assumed that the user meant the words that he/she typed. :-) – Melitta

@Ken I assumed that too – Kislev

Answer 1

Yes, this is a bug and unfortunately only fixed in the subscription update.

You need to turn off Castalia if you don't have that update.

Winglet

Not fixed in the non-subscription update? Shame on Embarcadero. – Kislev

That's rough. I wasn't even aware that there was a difference in updates between purchases of Delphi and subscribers. – Destination

@Destination This difference was introduced with XE8. If you don't have active subscription you cannot count on getting bug fixes. See XE8 fix list and notice the difference between General update and Subscription update list. – Cheapjack

@Destination What's more, even if you buy the software after the fix has been issued to subscribers, Emba still ship the defective version to you. – Kislev

@DavidHeffernan and if you upgrade to Seattle without buying subscription, you will also receive XE8 license without full Update pack. – Cheapjack