New VCL Component Wizard

ComponentNew VCL Component

Use this wizard to create a new VCL component for Delphi for Win32, C++. The personality of your current project is detected and used for the VCL component.

If you do not have a project open when you invoke the wizard, an initial page is displayed (Personality, Framework, and Platform page). On this page, you specify the personality that you want the VCL component to use.

Note: Not all of the features described here are present for every instance of the wizard.

Ancestor Component page

Displays a list of installed components that can be used as ancestors for the new component.

Item	Description
Component list	Shows a list of installed components, including the component name and the unit (namespace) name. Select the component that will serve as the ancestor of the VCL component you want to create.
Search	Enter a search string. The list automatically includes only those components that match your search string. Click X to clear the search string.

Component page

Allows you to edit the parameters that will be used to create the new component.

Item	Description
Class Name	Enter a class name for the new component, or accept the default value.
Palette Page	Select the Tool Palette category where you want the new component to appear.
Unit name	Enter the name of the unit for the new component. To browse for a file, click [...] (ellipsis).
Search path	Enter the search path for the new component. The default value is the value set for the library path on Tools->Options->Environment Options.

Create Unit page

Specify whether you want to create a new unit, install the new component in an existing package, or install the component in a new package. If you have a project open, you can also add the component to the current project.

Item	Description
Create Unit	Click to cause the IDE to create a new unit.
Install to Existing Package	Click to install the new component into a package that already exists.
Install to New Package	Click to cause the IDE to generate a new package.
Add unit to <my_new_package>	Click to install the new component in the specified package You can create this package by invoking FileNewOtherDelphi ProjectsPackage before starting the New VCL Component wizard, as described in Creating a New VCL Component.

Existing Package page

Allows you to select an existing package in which to install the new VCL component.

Item	Description
Installed package list	Lists all the packages currently installed on the system.
Search	Enter a search string. The list automatically includes only those packages that match your search string. Click X to clear the search string.
Browse	Click Browse to look for a package that is not on the list.

New Package page

Allows you to enter the name of a new package that the wizard will create to contain the new component.

Item	Description
Package name	Enter a file name for the new package. Click the [...] button to navigate to the folder where the new package will reside.
Description	Enter a description for the new package.