I have saved my TreeView inside my DataBase by using the next :
var
BlobField :TField;
Query:TADOQuery;
Stream:TStream;
...
try
Query.SQL.Text := 'Select TOP(1) * From MyTable';
DBQueryConnect(Query); // I used this Procedure to connect the Query to the database
try
Query.First;
Query.Edit;
try
BlobField := Query.FieldByName('MyField') as TField;
Stream := Query.CreateBlobStream(BlobField, bmWrite);
try
MyTreeView.SaveToStream(Stream,TEncoding.UTF8);
finally
Stream.Free;
end;
Query.Post;
except
Query.Cancel;
raise;
end;
finally
Query.Close;
end;
finally
Query.Free;
end;
end;
and I loaded back the TTreeView form the DataBase by using the next :
...
var
Query:TADOQuery;
Stream:TStream;
begin
Query:=TADOQuery.Create(Self);
try
Query.SQL.Add('Select * From MyTable') ;
DBQueryConnect(Query);
Query.First;
Stream:=Query.CreateBlobStream(Query.FieldByName('MyField'), bmread);
MyTreeView.LoadFromStream(Stream);
Stream.Free;
finally
Query.Free;
end;
how can I retrive the imageindex for my TreeView items from the saved data ..
Thank you .
Perharps we can modify exsisting SaveTreeToStream and LoadTreeFromStream like this :
function GetBufStart(Buffer,idxSeparator: string; var Level,ImageIndex: Integer): string;
var
Pos: Integer;
sidx:String;
begin
Pos := 1;
Level := 0;
ImageIndex := -1;
while (CharInSet(Buffer[Pos], [' ', #9])) do
begin
Inc(Pos);
Inc(Level);
end;
Result := Copy(Buffer, Pos, Length(Buffer) - Pos + 1);
//Check Image Index
pos:=System.SysUtils.AnsiPos(idxSeparator,Result);
if Pos>0 then begin
sidx:=copy(result,Pos + Length(idxSeparator), length(result) - Pos + 1);
ImageIndex := StrToIntDef(sidx,-1);
Result := Copy(Result, 1, Pos - 1);
end;
end;
procedure LoadTreeFromStream(Nodes:TTreeNodes; Stream:TStream; Encoding:TEncoding; idxSeparator:String='|||');
var
List: TStringList;
ANode, NextNode: TTreeNode;
ALevel, i, ImageIndex: Integer;
CurrStr: string;
begin
List := TStringList.Create;
Nodes.BeginUpdate;
try
try
Nodes.Clear;
List.LoadFromStream(Stream, Encoding);
ANode := nil;
for i := 0 to List.Count - 1 do
begin
CurrStr := GetBufStart(PChar(List[i]), idxSeparator, ALevel, ImageIndex);
if ANode = nil then
ANode := Nodes.AddChild(nil, CurrStr)
else if ANode.Level = ALevel then
ANode := Nodes.AddChild(ANode.Parent, CurrStr)
else if ANode.Level = (ALevel - 1) then
ANode := Nodes.AddChild(ANode, CurrStr)
else if ANode.Level > ALevel then
begin
NextNode := ANode.Parent;
while NextNode.Level > ALevel do
NextNode := NextNode.Parent;
ANode := Nodes.AddChild(NextNode.Parent, CurrStr);
end
else raise Exception.CreateFmt('Invalid level (%d) for item "%s"', [ALevel, CurrStr]);
ANode.ImageIndex:=ImageIndex;
end;
finally
Nodes.EndUpdate;
List.Free;
end;
except
Nodes.Owner.Invalidate; // force repaint on exception
raise;
end;
end;
procedure SaveTreeToStream(Nodes:TTreeNodes; Stream:Tstream; Encoding:TEncoding; idxSeparator:String='|||');
const
TabChar = #9;
EndOfLine = #13#10;
var
I: Integer;
ANode: TTreeNode;
NodeStr: TStringBuilder;
Buffer, Preamble: TBytes;
begin
if Nodes.Count > 0 then
begin
if Encoding = nil then
Encoding := TEncoding.Default;
//Buffer := Encoding.GetBytes('');
Preamble := Encoding.GetPreamble;
if Length(Preamble) > 0 then
Stream.WriteBuffer(Preamble{$IFNDEF CLR}[0]{$ENDIF}, Length(Preamble));
NodeStr := TStringBuilder.Create(1024);
try
ANode := Nodes[0];
while ANode <> nil do
begin
NodeStr.Length := 0;
for I := 0 to ANode.Level - 1 do
NodeStr.Append(TabChar);
NodeStr.Append(ANode.Text);
NodeStr.Append(idxSeparator);
NodeStr.Append(ANode.ImageIndex);
NodeStr.Append(EndOfLine);
Buffer := Encoding.GetBytes(NodeStr.ToString);
Stream.Write(Buffer{$IFNDEF CLR}[0]{$ENDIF}, Length(Buffer));
ANode := ANode.GetNext;
end;
finally
NodeStr.Free;
end;
end;
end;
You can replace
MyTreeView.SaveToStream(Stream,TEncoding.UTF8);
with
SaveTreeToStream(MyTreeView.Items,Stream,TEncoding.UTF8);
and MyTreeView.LoadFromStream(Stream); with LoadTreeFromStream(MyTreeView.Items,Stream,TEncoding.UTF8);
Say that I have five TRectangle objects, and a function is going to pass a parameter in to make one of them blink.
I know how to control one object like the following code:
procedure TForm1.TimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
begin
if rect1.Visible then
rect1.Visible := false
else
rect1.Visible := true;
end;
procedure TForm1.Blink_Square;
begin
Timer := TTimer.Create(nil);
Timer.OnTimer := TimerTimer;
rect1.Fill.Color := TAlphacolors.Red;
rect1.fill.Kind := TBrushKind.bkSolid;
rect1.Stroke.Thickness := 1;
rect1.Stroke.Color := Talphacolors.Darkgray;
Timer.Interval := 500;
Timer.Enabled := True;
end;
But I really wonder if there is a way that I can use the blink square repeatedly like having a procedure as procedure TForm1.Blink_Square(rec_number: integer); And we can call Blink_Square(5); to make rect5 blink.
Thanks in Advance
You can store your objects in an array or list, then use your procedure parameter to index into it.
var
Blinks: array[1..5] of record
Rectangle: TRectangle;
Timer: TTimer;
end;
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
Blinks[1].Rectangle := Rect1;
Blinks[1].Timer := nil;
Blinks[2].Rectangle := Rect2;
Blinks[2].Timer := nil;
Blinks[3].Rectangle := Rect3;
Blinks[3].Timer := nil;
Blinks[4].Rectangle := Rect4;
Blinks[4].Timer := nil;
Blinks[5].Rectangle := Rect5;
Blinks[5].Timer := nil;
end;
procedure TForm1.TimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
var
Timer: TTimer;
begin
Timer := TTimer(Sender);
Blinks[Timer.Tag].Visible := not Blinks[Timer.Tag].Visible;
end;
procedure TForm1.Blink_Square(Number: Integer);
begin
Blinks[Number].Rectangle.Fill.Color := TAlphacolors.Red;
Blinks[Number].Rectangle.fill.Kind := TBrushKind.bkSolid;
Blinks[Number].Rectangle.Stroke.Thickness := 1;
Blinks[Number].Rectangle.Stroke.Color := Talphacolors.Darkgray;
if Blinks[Number].Timer = nil then
begin
Blinks[Number].Timer := TTimer.Create(Self);
Blinks[Number].Timer.OnTimer := TimerTimer;
Blinks[Number].Timer.Interval := 500;
Blinks[Number].Timer.Tag := Number;
Blinks[Number].Timer.Enabled := True;
end;
end;
Alternatively:
var
Rects: array[1..5] of TRectangle;
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
Rects[1] := Rect1;
Rects[2] := Rect2;
Rects[3] := Rect3;
Rects[4] := Rect4;
Rects[5] := Rect5;
end;
procedure TForm1.TimerTimer(Sender: TObject);
begin
TRectangle(Sender).Visible := not TRectangle(Sender).Visible;
end;
procedure TForm1.Blink_Square(Number: Integer);
var
Rec: TRectangle;
Timer: TTimer;
M: TNotifyEvent;
begin
Rec := Rects[Number];
Rec.Fill.Color := TAlphacolors.Red;
Rec.fill.Kind := TBrushKind.bkSolid;
Rec.Stroke.Thickness := 1;
Rec.Stroke.Color := Talphacolors.Darkgray;
if Rec.Tag = 0 then
begin
M := TimerTimer;
TMethod(M).Data := Rec;
Timer := TTimer.Create(Rec);
Timer.OnTimer := M;
Timer.Interval := 500;
Timer.Enabled := True;
Rec.Tag := NativeInt(Timer);
end;
end;
I am trying to display a table using ShowMessage that looks like this:
short | Description for "short"
verylongtext | Description for "verylongtext"
How do I get two correctly aligned columns like that in a simple message dialog?
I tried to align the columns using spaces, but the font of ShowMessage is variable. Then I tried to align them using tab characters, but I do not know how to calculate the proper tab count for each row.
Is there a reliable way to calculate the tab count?
PS: I would like to avoid writing a custom dialog for this purpose.
You could use a list view in a custom dialog box, as well.
My class supports the standard Windows icons (and sounds): information, warning, error, confirmation, none. Here is the icon-less version:
It is easy to use:
TTableDialog.ShowTable
(
Self,
'Audio Properties',
['Duration', 'Samples per channel', 'Total data size', 'Channels', 'Bits per sample', 'Sample rate', 'Bitrate'],
['1 h 15 min 0 s', '216 000 000', '824 MB', '1', '32', '48 kHz', '1 536 kbit/sec'],
mtInformation
)
It supports DPI scaling (high DPI) and all Windows versions from Windows XP (it might work on Windows 2000 as well, I just haven't tested that) to Windows 10:
The table is a list view, so you get all its benefits, like a scrollbar, truncation ellipses, and tooltips:
You can also specify the dialog's size to make it fit the contents:
TTableDialog.ShowTable
(
Self,
'Audio Properties',
['Duration', 'Samples per channel', 'Total data size', 'Channels', 'Bits per sample', 'Sample rate', 'Bitrate', 'Maximum fractional sample value'],
['1 h 15 min 0 s', '216 000 000', '824 MB', '1', '32', '48 kHz', '1 536 kbit/sec', '0.1'],
mtInformation,
360,
240
)
Of course, the OK button is both Default and Cancel, so you can dismiss the dialog with Enter or Escape.
Finally, pressing Ctrl+C will copy the table to clipboard.
Full source code:
uses
ComCtrls, Math, Clipbrd;
type
TTableDialog = class
strict private
type TFormData = class(TComponent)
public
ListView: TListView;
IconKind: PWideChar;
Icon: HICON;
LIWSD: Boolean;
end;
class function Scale(X: Integer): Integer;
class procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);
class procedure FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
class procedure FormPaint(Sender: TObject);
class procedure FormKeyPress(Sender: TObject; var Key: Char);
class procedure LVToClipboard(AListView: TListView);
public
class procedure ShowTable(AOwner: TCustomForm; const ACaption: string;
const ANames, AValues: array of string;
ADialogType: TMsgDlgType = mtInformation;
const AWidth: Integer = 360; const AHeight: Integer = 200);
end;
class procedure TTableDialog.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
var
FormData: TFormData;
ComCtl: HMODULE;
LoadIconWithScaleDown: function(hinst: HINST; pszName: LPCWSTR; cx: Integer;
cy: Integer; var phico: HICON): HResult; stdcall;
begin
if not (Sender is TForm) then
Exit;
if not (TObject(TForm(Sender).Tag) is TFormData) then
Exit;
TForm(Sender).OnShow := nil;
FormData := TFormData(TForm(Sender).Tag);
if FormData.IconKind = nil then
Exit;
ComCtl := LoadLibrary('ComCtl32.dll');
if ComCtl <> 0 then
begin
try
LoadIconWithScaleDown := GetProcAddress(ComCtl, 'LoadIconWithScaleDown');
if Assigned(LoadIconWithScaleDown) then
FormData.LIWSD := Succeeded(LoadIconWithScaleDown(0, FormData.IconKind,
Scale(32), Scale(32), FormData.Icon));
finally
FreeLibrary(ComCtl);
end;
end;
if not FormData.LIWSD then
FormData.Icon := LoadIcon(0, FormData.IconKind);
end;
class procedure TTableDialog.FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
var
FormData: TFormData;
begin
if not (Sender is TForm) then
Exit;
if not (TObject(TForm(Sender).Tag) is TFormData) then
Exit;
FormData := TFormData(TForm(Sender).Tag);
if (FormData.Icon <> 0) and FormData.LIWSD then
DestroyIcon(FormData.Icon);
end;
class procedure TTableDialog.FormKeyPress(Sender: TObject; var Key: Char);
var
FormData: TFormData;
begin
if not (Sender is TForm) then
Exit;
if not (TObject(TForm(Sender).Tag) is TFormData) then
Exit;
FormData := TFormData(TForm(Sender).Tag);
case Key of
^C:
LVToClipboard(FormData.ListView);
end;
end;
class procedure TTableDialog.FormPaint(Sender: TObject);
var
FormData: TFormData;
Frm: TForm;
Y: Integer;
begin
if not (Sender is TForm) then
Exit;
if not (TObject(TForm(Sender).Tag) is TFormData) then
Exit;
Frm := TForm(Sender);
FormData := TFormData(TForm(Sender).Tag);
Y := Frm.ClientHeight - Scale(25 + 8 + 8);
Frm.Canvas.Brush.Color := clWhite;
Frm.Canvas.FillRect(Rect(0, 0, Frm.ClientWidth, Y));
Frm.Canvas.Pen.Color := $00DFDFDF;
Frm.Canvas.MoveTo(0, Y);
Frm.Canvas.LineTo(Frm.ClientWidth, Y);
if FormData.Icon <> 0 then
DrawIconEx(Frm.Canvas.Handle, Scale(8), Scale(8), FormData.Icon,
Scale(32), Scale(32), 0, 0, DI_NORMAL);
end;
class procedure TTableDialog.LVToClipboard(AListView: TListView);
function GetRow(AIndex: Integer): string;
begin
if InRange(AIndex, 0, AListView.Items.Count - 1) and (AListView.Items[AIndex].SubItems.Count = 1) then
Result := AListView.Items[AIndex].Caption + #9 + AListView.Items[AIndex].SubItems[0]
else
Result := '';
end;
var
S: string;
i: Integer;
begin
if AListView = nil then
Exit;
S := GetRow(0);
for i := 1 to AListView.Items.Count - 1 do
S := S + sLineBreak + GetRow(i);
Clipboard.AsText := S;
end;
class function TTableDialog.Scale(X: Integer): Integer;
begin
Result := MulDiv(X, Screen.PixelsPerInch, 96);
end;
class procedure TTableDialog.ShowTable(AOwner: TCustomForm; const ACaption: string;
const ANames, AValues: array of string;
ADialogType: TMsgDlgType = mtInformation;
const AWidth: Integer = 360; const AHeight: Integer = 200);
const
Sounds: array[TMsgDlgType] of Integer =
(MB_ICONWARNING, MB_ICONERROR, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_ICONQUESTION, 0);
Icons: array[TMsgDlgType] of MakeIntResource =
(IDI_WARNING, IDI_ERROR, IDI_INFORMATION, IDI_QUESTION, nil);
var
dlg: TForm;
lv: TListView;
btn: TButton;
i: Integer;
snd: Integer;
begin
if Length(ANames) <> Length(AValues) then
raise Exception.Create('The lengths of the columns don''t match.');
dlg := TForm.Create(AOwner);
try
dlg.BorderStyle := bsDialog;
dlg.Caption := ACaption;
dlg.Width := Scale(AWidth);
dlg.Height := Scale(AHeight);
dlg.Position := poOwnerFormCenter;
dlg.Scaled := False;
dlg.Font.Name := 'Segoe UI';
dlg.Font.Size := 9;
dlg.Tag := NativeInt(TFormData.Create(dlg));
TFormData(dlg.Tag).IconKind := Icons[ADialogType];
dlg.OnShow := FormShow;
dlg.OnDestroy := FormDestroy;
dlg.OnPaint := FormPaint;
dlg.OnKeyPress := FormKeyPress;
dlg.KeyPreview := True;
btn := TButton.Create(dlg);
btn.Parent := dlg;
btn.Caption := 'OK';
btn.Default := True;
btn.Cancel := True;
btn.ModalResult := mrOk;
btn.Width:= Scale(75);
btn.Height := Scale(25);
btn.Left := dlg.ClientWidth - btn.Width - Scale(8);
btn.Top := dlg.ClientHeight - btn.Height - Scale(8);
lv := TListView.Create(dlg);
TFormData(dlg.Tag).ListView := lv;
lv.Parent := dlg;
lv.DoubleBuffered := True;
lv.ReadOnly := True;
lv.BorderStyle := bsNone;
lv.Left := Scale(8) + IfThen(Icons[ADialogType] <> nil, Scale(32 + 8));
lv.Top := Scale(8);
lv.Width := dlg.ClientWidth - Scale(16) - IfThen(Icons[ADialogType] <> nil, Scale(32 + 8));
lv.Height := dlg.ClientHeight - Scale(16 + 8 + 4) - btn.Height;
lv.ViewStyle := vsReport;
lv.RowSelect := True;
lv.ShowColumnHeaders := False;
with lv.Columns.Add do
begin
Caption := 'Name';
Width := Scale(150);
end;
with lv.Columns.Add do
begin
Caption := 'Value';
Width := lv.ClientWidth - lv.Columns[0].Width -
GetSystemMetricsForWindow(SM_CXVSCROLL, dlg.Handle) - scale(2);
end;
for i := 0 to High(ANames) do
with lv.Items.Add do
begin
Caption := ANames[i];
SubItems.Add(AValues[i]);
end;
snd := Sounds[ADialogType];
if snd <> 0 then
MessageBeep(snd);
dlg.ShowModal;
finally
dlg.Free;
end;
end;
If you're not writing a custom dialog for this, when will you? It's not that hard. Just create a form, drop a TMemo on it and make that memo readonly. You can set a monospaced font like Courier New, and your problem is solved. You got the advantage of scrollbars and selection too, and you can choose to make it non-modal.
I would even recommend showing this type of data in a grid (like TStringGrid) instead of a memo or label.
Calculating how to display this text in a messagebox will require much more effort than just creating a custom dialog.
Just created something that shows a popup like this:
Just call the procedure below, and add a TStringList as a parameter.
Of course you could pimp this by using a TListView, icons, scrollbars, etc.
Put it in a separate unit, and you'll always be able to easily show stuff like this.
uses ..., StdCtrls, ExtCtrls;
procedure ShowTablePopup(SL:TStringList);
var
LButtonOK: TButton;
LMemo: TMemo;
LPanel: TPanel;
LForm: TForm;
begin
LForm := TForm.Create(Application);
LMemo := TMemo.Create(LForm);
LPanel := TPanel.Create(LForm);
LButtonOK := TButton.Create(LForm);
LForm.Left := 0;
LForm.Top := 0;
LForm.Caption := 'Values';
LForm.ClientHeight := 250;
LForm.ClientWidth := 400;
LMemo.Parent := LForm;
LMemo.AlignWithMargins := True;
LMemo.Left := 3;
LMemo.Top := 3;
LMemo.Width := 295;
LMemo.Height := 226;
LMemo.Align := alClient;
LMemo.Font.Name := 'Courier New';
LMemo.Lines.Assign(SL);
LPanel.Parent := LForm;
LPanel.Caption := '';
LPanel.Left := 0;
LPanel.Top := 232;
LPanel.Width := 301;
LPanel.Height := 37;
LPanel.Align := alBottom;
LPanel.BevelOuter := bvNone;
LButtonOK.Parent := LPanel;
LButtonOK.AlignWithMargins := True;
LButtonOK.Left := 223;
LButtonOK.Top := 3;
LButtonOK.Width := 75;
LButtonOK.Height := 31;
LButtonOK.Align := alRight;
LButtonOK.Caption := '&OK';
LButtonOK.ModalResult := mrOk;
LButtonOK.Default := True;
LForm.ShowModal;
end;
Example on how to use it:
var
SL:TStringList;
begin
SL := TStringList.Create;
try
SL.Add('short | Description for "short"');
SL.Add('verylongtext | Description for "verylongtext"');
ShowTablePopup(SL);
finally
SL.Free;
end;
end;
I've a Tlistview with 3 columns, I need from Tcollection object as this follow
FListeDispoProduit := TListeDispoProduit.Create(TProduit);
with (FListeDispoProduit) do
begin
with TProduit(Add) do
begin
Name := 'Produit 01';
CIP := 'A001';
StockQty := 3;
end;
But when I try to put this object into the Tlistview only the first column (Name)is populate
I write this:
for i := 0 to FListeDispoProduit.Count -1 do
Tlistview1.Items.Insert(i).Caption := TProduit(FListeDispoProduit.Items[i]).Name;
I need fill those 3 columns (Name,cip,StockQty ), how can I do this?
Thank you.
hope I be clear.
for i := 0 to FListeDispoProduit.Count -1 do
with ListView1.Items.Add() do begin
Caption := TProduit(FListeDispoProduit.Items[i]).Name;
SubItems.Add(TProduit(FListeDispoProduit.Items[i]).CIP);
SubItems.Add(IntToStr(TProduit(FListeDispoProduit.Items[i]).StockQty));
end;
And add more columns in TListView
Procedure TForm1.FillListView;
var
i: Integer;
ListItem: TListItem;
begin
try
ListView1.Items.BeginUpdate;
try
ListView1.Clear;
for i := 1 to 9 do
with ListView1 do
begin
ListItem := ListView1.Items.Add;
Listitem.Caption := 'Caption '+IntToStr(i);
ListItem.SubItems.Add('Subitem1 '+IntToStr(i));
ListItem.SubItems.Add('Subitem2 '+IntToStr(i));
end;
finally
ListView1.Items.EndUpdate;
end;
except
on E: Exception do
MessageDlg(PWideChar(E.Message), TMsgDlgType.mtError, [TMsgDlgBtn.mbOK], 0);
end;
end;
How can I get all installed components in TStrings?
I think this code work only within packages:
uses TypInfo, ToolIntf, Exptintf;
procedure GetComponentNames(lst: TStrings);
var
i, k: Integer;
CRef: TClass;
strName: ShortString;
begin
lst.Clear;
for i := 0 to ToolServices.GetModuleCount-1 do
begin
for k := 0 to ToolServices.GetComponentCount(i)-1 do
begin
CRef := TClass(GetClass(ToolServices.GetComponentName(i, k)));
while CRef <> nil do
begin
strName := CRef.ClassName;
if lst.IndexOf(strName) = -1 then
lst.Add(strName);
if str <> 'TComponent' then
CRef := CRef.ClassParent
else
CRef := nil;
end;
end;
end;
end;
Or:
uses ToolsApi;
{....}
var
a, i: Integer;
begin
with (BorlandIDEServices as IOTAPackageServices) do
begin
for a := 0 to GetPackageCount - 1 do
begin
for i := 0 to GetComponentCount(a) - 1 do
begin
{get each component name with GetComponentName(a, i);}
// DoSomething
end;
end;
end;
end;
Thanks for help.
This example doesn't use the OpenAPI, it uses the Registry. It works but it also lists non-visual components amongst other hidden items.
procedure GetComponentNames(lst: TStrings);
var
i, j, iPos: Integer;
Reg: TRegistry;
sComponent: String;
slValues, slData: TStrings;
begin
Reg := TRegistry.Create;
slValues := TStringList.Create;
slData := TStringList.Create;
try
Reg.RootKey := HKEY_CURRENT_USER;
Reg.OpenKey('Software\Borland\Delphi\6.0\Palette', False); // Change reg key where appropriate
Reg.GetValueNames(slValues);
for i := 0 to Pred(slValues.Count) do
begin
lst.Append(slValues[i]);
lst.Append('----------');
slData.Delimiter := ';';
slData.DelimitedText := Reg.ReadString(slValues[i]);
for j := 0 to Pred(slData.Count) do
begin
sComponent := slData[j];
iPos := Pos('.', sComponent);
if (iPos > 0) then
Delete(sComponent, 1, iPos);
lst.Append(sComponent);
end;
end;
finally
slData.Free;
slValues.Free;
Reg.Free;
end; {try..finally}
end;
I'm not saying this is ideal but it does give you a list and a headstart.