VCL Component Writer's Guide Index
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The VCL Component Writer's Guide presents information relating to creating VCL components and using the Open ToolsAPI extensions in the Delphi personality. Code examples are included for C++ as well as for Delphi. If you want to dig more into FireMonkey components creation please visit the FireMonkey Component Writer’s Guide.
Topics
- Introduction to Component Creation
- Object-oriented Programming for Component Writers
- Creating Properties
- Creating Events
- Creating Methods
- Using Graphics in Components
- Using Messages
- Making Components Available at Design Time
- Modifying an Existing Component
- Creating a Graphic Component
- Customizing a Grid
- Making a Control Data Aware
- Making a Dialog Box a Component
- Extending the IDE (Tools API)
- Deploying Components
- Packaging Components Or Libraries Written In Classic and Clang C++ Win32 Compilers