Dynamically created buttons with equal alignment - delphi

I am a newbie to this Delphi. I have been given an assignment that to create buttons dynamically. But the problem is that all buttons have to be aligned in a manner that it should fit inside the whole screen. i.e, if 10 buttons created the whole screen should be filled. Or if 9 is given 9 should be present and filled in the screen. Is it possible to do that? I tried and searched everywhere. But was helpless.
Please help me if its possible. A good example is also appreciated since I mentioned earlier I am really new to this. The code I did follows here.
procedure TfrmMovieList.PnlMovieClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
for i := 0 to 9 do
begin
B := TButton.Create(Self);
B.Caption := Format('Button %d', [i]);
B.Parent := Panel1;
B.Height := 23;
B.Width := 100;
B.Left := 10;
B.Top := 10 + i * 25;
end;
end;

This looks workable to me:
procedure TForm1.CreateButtons(aButtonsCount, aColCount: Integer; aDestParent: TWinControl);
var
rowCount, row, col, itemWidth, itemHeight: Integer;
item: TButton;
begin
if aColCount>aButtonsCount then
aColCount := aButtonsCount;
rowCount := Ceil(aButtonsCount / aColCount);
itemHeight := aDestParent.Height div rowCount;
itemWidth := aDestParent.Width div aColCount;
for row := 0 to rowCount-1 do begin
for col := 0 to aColCount-1 do begin
item := TButton.Create(Self);
item.Caption := Format('Button %d', [(row*aColCount)+col+1]);
item.Left := itemWidth*col;
item.Top := itemHeight*row;
item.Width := itemWidth;
item.Height := itemHeight;
item.Parent := aDestParent;
Dec(aButtonsCount);
if aButtonsCount=0 then
Break;
end; // for cols
end; // for rows
end;
An example of usage is:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
CreateButtons(10, 4, Panel1);
end;
The function Ceil requires the uses of unit Math.
The method receives the count of buttons and the numbers of columns to calculate the number of rows. It also receives the destination parent where the buttons will be located.

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FASTREPORT Adding objects dynamically in report script

I try to add TLineView objects to a report.
The number of lines is depending on a certain number, retrieved by the reports dataset.
I have put my code into the scripts initialization part and in a very experimental test version it looks like this:
var nol, i: integer;
child, newChild: TfrxChild;
noteLine1, noteLine2: TfrxLineView;
page: TfrxPage;
begin
page := ReportName;
nol := <DS_MAIN."VOLUME"> /2;
nol := nol + <DS_MAIN."VOLUME"> mod 2;
child3.child := TfrxChild.create(nil);
newchild := child3.child;
newChild.Visible := true;
noteLine1 := TfrxLineView.create(newChild);
noteLine1.name := 'nl1000';
noteLine1.Top := 0.73;
noteLine1.Width := 7.5;
noteLine1.Left := 3;
noteLine1.Visible := true;
noteLine1.Parent.Objects.Remove(noteLine1);
noteLine1.Parent.Objects.Add(noteLine1);
// newChild.Objects.Add(noteLine1);
noteLine2 := TfrxLineView.create(newChild);
noteLine2.name := 'nl1001';
noteLine2.Top := 0.73;
noteLine2.Width := 7.5;
noteLine2.Left := 11.2;
newChild.Objects.Add(noteLine2);
noteLine2.Visible := true;
for i := 1 to nol do begin
Child := TfrxChild.create(nil);
NewChild.child := Child;
newChild := child;
end;
end.
Instead of getting two lines side by side, with a gap between them, I get only a single short line of a length of around 3-4 mm.
The above code is just a snap of my trial-and-error session.
Hope now that there could be anyone to give me some clues.
If I understand your question correctly, you need to consider at least the following:
With your for loop you create bands, not lines. You may try to change the logic and create objects (memos, lines, shapes) with bands as owners.
The objects’ coordinates and sizes are set in pixels, so you need an additional calculation.
From documentation:
Objects’ coordinates and sizes are set in pixels. Since the «Left,»
«Top,» «Width,» and «Height» properties of all objects have the
«Extended» type, you can point out non-integer values. The following
constants are defined for converting pixels into centimeters and
inches:
fr01cm = 3.77953;
fr1cm = 37.7953;
fr01in = 9.6;
fr1in = 96;
The following working example generates five TfrxLineView objects. Just put an empty report on your form and add report title band:
procedure TfrmMain.btnPreviewClick(Sender: TObject);
var
nol, i: integer;
left: Extended;
band: TfrxReportTitle;
line: TfrxLineView;
begin
// Band
band := (report.Report.FindObject('ReportBand') as TfrxReportTitle);
// Lines generation
left := 3;
nol := 5;
for i := 1 to nol do begin
line := TfrxLineView.Create(band);
line.CreateUniqueName;
line.Top := 0.73;
line.Width := fr1cm * 2;
line.Left := left;
left := left + line.Width + 30;
end;
// Report preview
report.ShowReport(False);
end;
This is my final solution:
procedure Child8OnBeforePrint(Sender: TfrxComponent);
var nol, i: integer;
left1, left2: extended;
child, newChild: TfrxChild;
noteLine1, noteLine2, line: TfrxLineView;
page: TfrxPage;
band: TfrxChild;
begin
nol := <DS_MAIN."VOLUME"> /2;
nol := nol + <DS_MAIN."VOLUME"> mod 2;
band := TfrxChild(TRP_ORDER_NOTE.FindObject('Child9'));
// Lines generation
left1 := 3*fr1cm;
left2 := 11.2*fr1cm;
for i := 1 to nol do begin
line := TfrxLineView.Create(band);
line.Name := 'noteLine'+intToStr(1+2*(i-1+trunc(random*1000000))); //Panic solution
line.Top := fr1cm*(0.73 + (i-1)*0.75);
line.Width := 7.5*fr1cm;
line.Left := left1;
if (<DS_MAIN."VOLUME"> mod 2 > 0 ) and (i = nol) then
exit
else
begin
line := TfrxLineView.Create(band);
line.Name := 'noteLine'+intToStr(2*i+trunc(random*1000000));
line.Top := fr1cm*(0.73 + (i-1)*0.75);
line.Width := 7.5*fr1cm;
line.Left := left2;
end;
end;
end;

Send OnClick command to all Dynamic TColorButtons on TabSheet

I'm working on a PingTool and I've got a TabSheet of dynamically created buttons(anywhere from 1-150 based on user input) and I would like to be able to pass the OnClick command to all buttons on the given TabSheet. My individual button clicks successfully run my ping code, but I get a EStackOverflow message when clicking my PingAll button. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Code Excerpt below:
Code used for button creation:
begin
For x := 0 to CheckListBox1.Items.Count -1 Do
Begin
If CheckListBox1.Checked[x]=true then
begin
GLCount := (GLCount +1);
theIP :=(CheckListBox1.Items.Strings[x]);
if GLcount < 10 then begin
B := TColorButton.Create(Self);
B.Name:= ('BTN'+intToStr(GLCount+1));
B.Caption := theIP;
B.Parent := TabSheet2;
B.Height := 25;
B.Width := 97;
B.Left := 0 + GLCount * 96;
B.Top := 8;
B.BackColor := clBtnFace;
B.ForeColor := clBtnText;
B.OnClick := CustomButtonClick;
end;
CustomButtonClick Code:
Procedure TForm1.CustomButtonClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
GlobalIP:=TColorButton(Sender).caption;
IdIcmpClient1.Host := GlobalIP;
IdIcmpClient1.ReceiveTimeout := 500;
IdIcmpClient1.Ping();
case IdIcmpClient1.ReplyStatus.ReplyStatusType of
rsEcho:
TColorButton(Sender).BackColor := clGreen;
rsTimeOut:
TColorButton(Sender).BackColor := clRed;
end;
end;
PingAll Code(not working):
procedure TForm1.PingAllClick(Sender: TObject);
var
i: integer;
begin
For i := 0 to TabSheet2.ControlCount -1 do
if TabSheet2.Controls[i] is TColorButton then
begin
TColorButton(Sender).Click;
end;
end;
You are calling recurcive the method PingAllClick... look that you call TColorButton(Sender).Click instead
....
Control := tabSheet2.Controls[i]
if Control is TColorButton then
TColorButton(Control ).Click()
....

Autosize a memo [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Closed 10 years ago.
Possible Duplicate:
Can I make a TMemo size itself to the text it contains?
Need to do autosize memo: height and width.
I autosize the height as follows:
function TForm1.AutoSizeMemoY(Memo: TMemo): word;
begin
Canvas.Font := Memo.Font;
Result := Canvas.TextExtent(Memo.Lines.Strings[0]).cy * Memo.Lines.Count +
Canvas.TextExtent(Memo.Lines.Strings[0]).cy;
end;
But I do not know how to do autosize the width. I have an idea: if the scrollbar is activated, then increase the width until it becomes inactive, but I do not know how to implement that.
Not the best solution but it works:
function GetTextWidth(F: TFont; s: string): integer;
var
l: TLabel;
begin
l := TLabel.Create(nil);
try
l.Font.Assign(F);
l.Caption := s;
l.AutoSize := True;
result := l.Width + 8;
finally
l.Free;
end;
end;
And add following code to the end of Memo1.Onchange event in this answer
LineInd := Memo1.Perform(EM_LINEFROMCHAR, Memo1.SelStart, 0);//focused Memo1 line Index
Wd := GetTextWidth(Memo1.Font, Memo1.Lines[LineInd]);
//MaxWidthLineInd = index of the line which has the largest width.
//Init value of MaxWidthLineInd = 0
if MaxWidthLineInd = LineInd then
Memo1.Width := Wd
else begin
if Wd > Memo1.Width then
begin
Memo1.Width := Wd;
MaxWidthLineInd := LineInd;
end;
end;

TListView: VCL loses the order of columns if you add a column

I'm trying to add a column between existing columns in a TListView. Therefor I add the new column at the end and move it by setting it`s index to the designated value. This works, until adding another new column.
What I did:
Add the column at last position (Columns.Add) and add the subitem at the last position (Subitems.Add) too. Afterwards I move the column by setting it's index to the correct position.
This works fine as long as it's just one column that gets added. When adding a second new column, the subitems get screwed up. The new subitem of the first column is moved to the last position, e.g. like this:
0 | 1 | new A | new B | 3
Caption | old sub 1 | old sub 3 | new Sub B | new sub A
I would be very happy if someone could help!
For example, is there maybe a command or message I can send to the ListView so it refreshes or saves it's Column --> Subitem mapping that I could use after adding the first new column and it's subitems so I can handle the second new column the same way as the first.
Or is this just a bug of TListViews column-->subitem handling or TListColumns...?
example code for a vcl forms application (assign the Form1.OnCreate event):
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs, StdCtrls, ComCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
private
listview: TListView;
initButton: TButton;
addColumn: TButton;
editColumn: TEdit;
subItemCount: Integer;
procedure OnInitClick(Sender: TObject);
procedure OnAddClick(Sender: TObject);
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
listview := TListView.Create(self);
with listview do
begin
Left := 8;
Top := 8;
Width := self.Width - 30;
Height := self.Height - 100;
Anchors := [akLeft, akTop, akRight, akBottom];
TabOrder := 0;
ViewStyle := vsReport;
Parent := self;
end;
initButton := TButton.Create(self);
with initButton do
begin
left := 8;
top := listview.Top + listview.Height + 20;
Width := 75;
Height := 25;
TabOrder := 1;
Caption := 'init';
OnClick := OnInitClick;
Parent := self;
end;
editColumn := TEdit.Create(self);
with editColumn do
begin
left := initButton.Left + initButton.Width + 30;
top := listview.Top + listview.Height + 20;
Width := 120;
Height := 25;
TabOrder := 2;
Parent := self;
Caption := '';
end;
addColumn := TButton.Create(self);
with addColumn do
begin
left := editColumn.Left + editColumn.Width + 10;
top := listview.Top + listview.Height + 20;
Width := 75;
Height := 25;
TabOrder := 1;
Enabled := true;
Caption := 'add';
OnClick := OnAddClick;
Parent := self;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.OnInitClick(Sender: TObject);
var col: TListColumn;
i, j: integer;
item: TListItem;
begin
listview.Items.Clear;
listview.Columns.Clear;
// add items
for I := 0 to 2 do
begin
col := ListView.Columns.Add;
col.Caption := 'column ' + IntToStr(i);
col.Width := 80;
end;
// add columns
for I := 0 to 3 do
begin
item := ListView.Items.Add;
item.Caption := 'ItemCaption';
// add subitems for each column
for j := 0 to 1 do
begin
item.SubItems.Add('subitem ' + IntToStr(j+1));
end;
end;
subItemCount := 5;
end;
procedure TForm1.OnAddClick(Sender: TObject);
var number: integer;
col: TListColumn;
i: Integer;
ascii: char;
begin
listview.Columns.BeginUpdate;
number := StrToInt(editColumn.Text);
ascii := Chr(65 + number);
// create the new column
col := TListColumn(ListView.Columns.add());
col.Width := 80;
col.Caption := ascii;
// add the new subitems
for I := 0 to ListView.Items.Count-1 do
begin
ListView.Items[i].SubItems.Add('subitem ' + ascii);
end;
// move it to the designated position
col.Index := number;
listview.Columns.EndUpdate;
Inc(subItemCount);
end;
end.
Thank you!
Edit: The suggested fix from Sertac Akyuz works fine, though I can't use it because changing the Delphi sourcecode is no solution for my project. Bug is reported.
Edit: Removed the second question that was unintended included in the first post and opened new question (See linked question and Question-revision).
Update: The reported bug is now closed as fixed as of Delphi XE2 Update 4.
Call the UpdateItems method after you've arranged the columns. E.g.:
..
col.Index := number;
listview.UpdateItems(0, MAXINT);
..
Update:
In my tests, I still seem to need the above call in some occasion. But the real problem is that "there is a bug in the Delphi list view control".
Duplicating the problem with a simple project:
Place a TListView control on a VCL form, set its ViewStyle to 'vsReport' and set FullDrag to 'true'.
Put the below code to the OnCreate handler of the form:
ListView1.Columns.Add.Caption := 'col 1';
ListView1.Columns.Add.Caption := 'col 2';
ListView1.Columns.Add.Caption := 'col 3';
ListView1.AddItem('cell 1', nil);
ListView1.Items[0].SubItems.Add('cell 2');
ListView1.Items[0].SubItems.Add('cell 3');
Place a TButton on the form, and put the below code to its OnClick handler:
ListView1.Columns.Add.Caption := 'col 4';
Run the project and drag the column header of 'col 3' to in-between 'col 1' and 'col 2'. The below picture is what you'll see at this moment (everything is fine):
Click the button to add a new column, now the list view becomes:
Notice that 'cell 2' has reclaimed its original position.
Bug:
The columns of a TListView (TListColumn) holds its ordering information in its FOrderTag field. Whenever you change the order of a column (either by setting the Index property or by dragging the header), this FOrderTag gets updated accordingly.
Now, when you add a column to the TListColumns collection, the collection first adds the new TListColumn and then calls the UpdateCols method. The below is the code of the UpdateCols method of TListColumns in D2007 VCL:
procedure TListColumns.UpdateCols;
var
I: Integer;
LVColumn: TLVColumn;
begin
if not Owner.HandleAllocated then Exit;
BeginUpdate;
try
for I := Count - 1 downto 0 do
ListView_DeleteColumn(Owner.Handle, I);
for I := 0 to Count - 1 do
begin
with LVColumn do
begin
mask := LVCF_FMT or LVCF_WIDTH;
fmt := LVCFMT_LEFT;
cx := Items[I].FWidth;
end;
ListView_InsertColumn(Owner.Handle, I, LVColumn);
Items[I].FOrderTag := I;
end;
Owner.UpdateColumns;
finally
EndUpdate;
end;
end;
The above code removes all columns from the underlying API list-view control and then inserts them anew. Notice how the code assigns each inserted column's FOrderTag the index counter:
Items[I].FOrderTag := I;
This is the order of the columns from left to right at that point in time. If the method is called whenever the columns are ordered any different than at creation time, then that ordering is lost. And since items do not change their positions accordingly, it all gets mixed up.
Fix:
The below modification on the method seemed to work for as little as I tested, you need to carry out more tests (evidently this fix does not cover all possible cases, see 'torno's comments below for details):
procedure TListColumns.UpdateCols;
var
I: Integer;
LVColumn: TLVColumn;
ColumnOrder: array of Integer;
begin
if not Owner.HandleAllocated then Exit;
BeginUpdate;
try
SetLength(ColumnOrder, Count);
for I := Count - 1 downto 0 do begin
ColumnOrder[I] := Items[I].FOrderTag;
ListView_DeleteColumn(Owner.Handle, I);
end;
for I := 0 to Count - 1 do
begin
with LVColumn do
begin
mask := LVCF_FMT or LVCF_WIDTH;
fmt := LVCFMT_LEFT;
cx := Items[I].FWidth;
end;
ListView_InsertColumn(Owner.Handle, I, LVColumn);
end;
ListView_SetColumnOrderArray(Owner.Handle, Count, PInteger(ColumnOrder));
Owner.UpdateColumns;
finally
EndUpdate;
end;
end;
If you are not using packages you can put a modified copy of 'comctrls.pas' to your project folder. Otherwise you might pursue run-time code patching, or file a bug report and wait for a fix.

how to fixed a number of dynamic buttons in 1 row?

i have create 7 dynamic buttons in a scroll box. Each row need to have 2 buttons (number of buttons may change) only, but the result of the code below shows the first row with 2 buttons but all the rest in 2nd row, how should i fixed it to 2 buttons 1 row?
procedure TForm1.CreateDynamicBtn2;
var
abtn: TBitBtn;
i, j, iNum, iCount : integer;
begin
if ScrollBox2.ControlCount > 0 then begin
for j := ScrollBox2.ControlCount - 1 downto 0 do begin
with ScrollBox2.Controls[j] AS TBitBtn do begin
Free;
end;
end;
end;
iCount := 0;
for i := 0 to 6 do begin
iNum := i + 1;
abtn := TBitBtn.Create(self);
abtn.Parent := ScrollBox2;
abtn.Visible := True;
abtn.Caption := 'dynamic' + IntToStr(i);
if iNum*abtn.Width > (iCount+2)*abtn.Width then begin
iCount := iCount + 1;
abtn.Left := (iCount * abtn.Width) - abtn.Width;
abtn.Top := abtn.Height;
end else begin
abtn.Left := i * abtn.Width;
abtn.Top := 0;
end;
end;
end;
Because you are making things way too complicated?
abtn.Left := (i mod 2) * abtn.Width;
abtn.Top := Trunc((i div 2)) * abtn.Height;
Should do the trick nicely.

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