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Fearless Cross-Platform Development with Delphi

By : David Cornelius
Book Image

Fearless Cross-Platform Development with Delphi

By: David Cornelius

Overview of this book

Delphi is a strongly typed, event-driven programming language with a rich ecosystem of frameworks and support tools. It comes with an extensive set of web and database libraries for rapid application development on desktop, mobile, and internet-enabled devices. This book will help you keep up with the latest IDE features and provide a sound foundation of project management and recent language enhancements to take your productivity to the next level. You’ll discover how simple it is to support popular mobile device features such as sensors, cameras, and GPS. The book will help you feel comfortable working with FireMonkey and styles and incorporating 3D user interfaces in new ways. As you advance, you’ll be able to build cross-platform solutions that not only look native but also take advantage of a wide array of device capabilities. You’ll also learn how to use embedded databases, such as SQLite and InterBase ToGo, synchronizing them with your own custom backend servers or modules using the powerful RAD Server engine. The book concludes by sharing tips for testing and deploying your end-to-end application suite for a smooth user experience. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to deliver modern enterprise applications using Delphi confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Programming Power
5
Section 2: Cross-Platform Power
11
Section 3: Mobile Power
15
Section 4: Server Power

Using the LiveBindings designer to get started quickly

Let's start by creating a Multi-Device Application and using the Header/Footer with Navigation template. Follow these simple steps:

  1. Drop a couple of labels and an edit box onto the first tab of the TabControl so that the first label prompts the user to type some text (for example, their name) into the edit box; then, place the second label somewhere below the edit box. Change the names of each of these controls so that they can be easily identified:

    Figure 6.1 – Hooking up the first controls – a label with an edit box

  2. Now, right-click on the edit box you just placed and select Bind visually… from the pop-up menu. The LiveBindings Designer window will appear, showing all the components of the form in little rounded-corner boxes. If you took the time to name your controls, they should be easy to pick out. You can drag the boxes around; move all but the edit box and the label under it a little...