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Sertac Akyuz
Sertac Akyuz

Reputation: 54812

How does ParentBackground work on IDE generated Forms?

This code works fine with an IDE generated form in a VCL Forms Application:

Self.ParentBackground := True;


But why? None of the ascendants (TForm, TCustomForm, TScrollingWinControl) publish the protected ParentBackground property of TWinControl. The type declaration for the form (f.i. 'TForm1') at the top of the unit, does not either. Indeed, as expected, this

TForm(Self).ParentBackground := True;

does not compile ("Cannot access protected symbol TWinControl.ParentBackground"). Same with any form created at runtime.


Note: The question is not about how can I set the property (BTW, there are others, like 'Bevel[xxx]'), I'd like to know how does this work.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 327

Answers (2)

David Heffernan
David Heffernan

Reputation: 613013

Self.ParentBackground := True;

compiles because a class can access its own protected members.

Upvotes: 7

Andreas Rejbrand
Andreas Rejbrand

Reputation: 108963

But TForm1(Self).ParentBackground works. The difference is that the class TForm1 (which Self belongs to) is declared in the same unit; then you can indeed access protected members.

Upvotes: 4

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