Setting the parent

DFM-Translator > Special assignments > Setting the parent

A special case when converting DFM files are parents. The Parent property of a control is not set in the DFM file expilcitely, nevertheless Delphi2Cpp automatically sets the parent for all newly created controls. It is necessary, because all displayable components, i.e. all controls, must have a parent in order to be visible. Position properties of these controls then apply relative to the position of the parent.

Assignment procedures can also be defined for setting the parent property, like

void AssignTSplitterParent(TSplitter* xp, TControl* xpParent);

This procedure is predefined.

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