Developing Custom Delphi Components

by Ray Konopka

This title shows the user how to create cust om controls to cupercharge Delphi applications. Aimed at the higher level of programmer, it also shows the user the secr ets of object oriented programming. '

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883577470
• ISBN13: 9781883577476
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great place to start

This book is an excellent place to start creating Delphi components. If you are new to component creation (like I was) and need an intelligent place to start, this is the book that will best serve your needs. Some of the material is a bit difficult to understand (due to lack of depth), but careful study of the techniques will prove useful. I would recommend this book to anyone new or slightly seasoned to component creation, but I must admit that I outgrew it in about 4-5 months. Some of the "meatier" details are not there for advanced component building. For example, I had a difficult time figuring out how to surface the properties of "sub-components." The book makes only a slight reference to the subject and is not very clear about what is happening. As it happens, it is a very simple task, but I wish the book had helped me to better understand it. Overall I liked this book. It moved me from being dependent on other programmers' custom components and allowed me to start making Delphi work according to my specific needs

Nice level of detail!

Konopka has done a good job of getting into the finer aspects of component development, and provides some useful additions to your VCL component library

Good coverage of component creation in general

Good coverage of most beginning to advanced component creation topics. Falls short in discussing advanced data-aware component creation (grids, treeviews, etc.). Does not discuss in depth design time interfaces. Overall, a good reference for component creation.

good book, complete

nic