TypInfo.GetPropValue Function

Retrieves a component's property value as a variant.

Pascal

function GetPropValue(Instance: TObject; const PropName: string; PreferStrings: Boolean = True): Variant; overload;
function GetPropValue(Instance: TObject; PropInfo: PPropInfo; PreferStrings: Boolean = True): Variant; overload;

C++

Variant GetPropValue(TObject * Instance, const AnsiString PropName, Boolean PreferStrings = True);
Variant GetPropValue(TObject * Instance, PPropInfo PropInfo, Boolean PreferStrings = True);

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TypInfo

Description

GetPropValue utilises Delphi's RTTI (Run Time Type Information) to retrieve a a component property as a variant.

In one form of this function, the object Instance's property is defined by a PropInfo record. GetPropInfo and GetPropList can be used to obtain such a record.

In the other form of this function, the name of the property, PropName, is explicitly given.

In both forms of the function, the returned value the property value as a variant.

Note: If the specified property does not exist, or is not a published property, an EPropertyError exception is thrown.