How to overload a function based on the result type?

Question

just a question, i have:

myclass = class
public
  function Funct1: String;
  function Funct2: Integer;
end;

It turn me error, so i have tried with:

myclass = class
public
  function Funct1: String; overload;
  function Funct2: Integer; overload;
end;

but same problem; delphi tell me that has same parameter. Now, i ask, is possible to do in mode to have more function with same name but with different output as in example? Thanks very much for help.

UPDATE

Sorry, i done a error, not funct1 and funct2, but both funct1, so:

myclass = class
public
  function Funct1: String; overload;
  function Funct1: Integer; overload;
end;

Doing so, compiler return me this error:

[DCC Error] Project1.dpr(15): E2252 Method 'funct1' with identical parameters already exists [DCC Error] Project1.dpr(22): E2037 Declaration of 'funct1' differs from previous declaration

Of course, i know becouse give error and need change name to one of both function (for it me confused before) but i wanted know if there was some trick or other solution for to have a situation as this without error. Thanks again.

Answer 1

You could turn the function into a procedure taking a var parameter:

myclass = class
public
  procedure Funct1(var AResult: String); overload;
  procedure Funct1(var AResult: Integer); overload;
end;

Answer 2

Firstly, for functions to be overloaded, they have to be named the same.

Secondly, this is not possible to do. Overloaded functions must have different parameters.

In your case, there is no way the compiler can tell which of your functions to call (assumed that both are renamed to Funct1):

var
  v: Variant;
  mc: myclass;
begin
  v := mc.Funct1;
end;