Delphi classes_(re)

Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:15:34 +0100 (BST)

On Sat, 5 Jul 1997 16:16:55 +0200 (MET DST) Peter Gerwinski 
 wrote:

[...]
>I understand this as follows (please correct me if I am wrong):
>
>The object inspector, a development tool, lets you specify values for
>`published' variables interactively.  After that, a copy of the object
>is stored in a resource file read by the application.  Like this, the
>program can (and will) use an instance of the object with the fields
>having these values.

Yes, this is more or less the correct analysis.

>> You can also attach specialized editors for
>> complex properties.
>
>So you can extend this functionality of the object inspector.  

Yes, by writing your own "property editor" for your objects
or data structures. Delphi's object inspector at the moment
only works well with enumerated types, Pascal strings, and
numerical types. If your object has properties which are records
or pointers or other more complex data structures, you will
need to write your own property editor for these structures, 
otherwise, you cannot "publish" those properties. They will
have to be "public".

Best regards, The Chief 
Dr Abimbola A. Olowofoyeku (The African Chief, and the Great Elephant)
Author of:  Chief's Installer Pro v3.60 for Win16 and Win32.
Homepage:  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/African_Chief/
E-mail: laa12@cc.keele.ac.uk


The African Chief (laa12@cc.keele.ac.uk)