E2206: Property overrides not allowed in interface type (Delphi)

A property which was declared in a base interface has been overridden in an interface extension.

program Produce;
  type
    Base = interface
      function Reader : Integer;
      function Writer(a : Integer);
      property Value : Integer read Reader write Writer;
    end;

    Extension = interface (Base)
      function Reader2 : Integer;
      property Value Integer read Reader2;
    end;

begin
end.

The error in the example is that Extension attempts to override the Value property.

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program Solve;
  type
    Base = interface
      function Reader : Integer;
      function Writer(a : Integer);
      property Value : Integer read Reader write Writer;
    end;

    Extension = interface (Base)
      function Reader2 : Integer;
      property Value2 Integer read Reader2;
    end;

begin
end.

A solution to this error is to rename the offending property. Another, more robust, approach is to determine the original intent and restructure the system design to solve the problem.

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