Building components in Delphi is a powerful way to extend the functionality of the Delphi IDE, enabling developers to create custom controls and reusable components that are tailored to their specific needs. Generally, these components are considered to be the building blocks of Delphi. In fact, these core features are what make Delphi the Delphi that we are very familiar with. These components are the frameworks of both VCL and FMX and in this video, we will dig deeper into what really makes this unique Delphi component model work and how does it do the things that it does.
How to Build a Custom Delphi Components?
From the Coding Bootcamp 2023, Ray Konopka, the author of Developing Custom Delphi Components and creator of the Konopka Signature VCL Controls will walk us through everything we need to know about these powerful components, the process of building them, deploying them to the IDE software, properties, methods, events, and more.
Interestingly, this process involves several key steps, each of which is critical to ensure that the component is robust, reliable, and easy to use. In this video, Ray will demonstrate this process and will also highlight some of the base classes that serve as the foundational building blocks for creating custom components and controls in Delphi. These include the TComponent, TGraphicControl, TControl, TWinControl, und TCustomControl to name a few.
Ray will also guide us through the process of creating a package, registering the component and adding it to the package. We have learned that creating custom components can enhance the functionality of your Delphi applications and contribute to a more efficient development workflow.
This session also ends with a Q&A with Ray and Embarcadero Developer Advocate Ian Barker. To learn more about component building in Delphi, feel free to watch the video below.
