Learn the fundamentals of Delphi to build a variety of solutions for many devices and platforms. Author Marco Breveglieri will provide you with an overview of Delphi, its principles, its environment, and its use of Object Pascal language so that you can harness its versatility. With Delphi Succinctly, the power of Delphi is at your fingertips.

The Story behind the Succinctly Series of Books

About the Author

Chapter 1 A First Glance at Delphi

A Look Inside the Box
Libraries and Frameworks
One Language, Many Projects
Installing Delphi
Launching Delphi
Summary

Chapter 2 Your First Application

Creating a New Project
Adding Controls
Responding to Events
Run Your Application
Deploy Your Application
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Chapter 3 Exploring the IDE

The Tool Palette
The Form Designer
The Code Editor
Structure View
The Object Inspector
The Project Manager
Other Panels
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Chapter 4 The Object Pascal Language

Fundamental Elements
Variable Declarations
Variable Assignments
Basic Data Types
Record Types
Operators
Structured Statements
Exception Handling
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Chapter 5 Object-Oriented Programming with Delphi

Classes and Objects
Instantiating Objects
Type Checking
Interfaces
Class Reference Types
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Chapter 6 Making Real-World Applications

Introducing the VCL
Setting Up the Project
Customize the Main Form
Creating a Main Menu
Adding a Main Toolbar
Defining Commands
Using Images
Adding a Rich Text Editor
Using Standard Actions
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Chapter 7 Cross-Platform Development with FireMonkey

Creating a Multi-Device Application
Displaying a List
Defining a Data Source
Using LiveBindings
Accessing Data Using FireDAC
Adding Commands
Responding to User Actions
Running the Application
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