How to Automatically Create Implementation Declarations

Posted December 15th @ 3:57 pm by m3Rlin

Delphi 4 and newer (versions Client/Server and up) have the capability of automatically creating declarations for functions/procedures. The key shortcut is Shift + Ctrl + C. To use it you have to enter the function/procedure declaration in the interface part and the press the above mentioned keystroke combination. The Delphi IDE will take care of [...]

Delphi Component Messages

Posted December 15th @ 1:56 pm by m3Rlin

Delphi sends messages for notification of events that are only applicable to Delphi components. They are like Windows messages in use. If you have a component that publishes the Font property the component probably needs to be repainted if any subproperties in the Font are changed. Changing the Font property does not necessarily generate a [...]