The ClassParent method or DelphiVCL.Application.ClassParent is used during Windows app development to return the type of the immediate ancestor of a class.
ClassParent returns the name of the parent class for an object instance or class reference. For TObject, ClassParent returns nil (Delphi) or NULL (C++).
Avoid using ClassParent in application code.
Let’s browse all the properties and…
The Components property or DelphiVCL.Application.Components in Windows app development is used to list all components owned by the component. Of then this is used to programmatically iterate through all the components on a form or panel in order to update them in some…
The DelphiVCL CleanupInstance method or DelphiVCL.Application.CleanupInstance is used to perform finalization on long strings, variants, and interface variables within a class.
Do not call CleanupInstance directly. CleanupInstance is called automatically when the object…
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OnMinimize or DelphiVCL.Application.OnMinimize occurs when a Python GUI DelphiVCL application is minimized.
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