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Delphi: Procedure: Function: Dynamic: Simple: How to pass a method as a parameter: 0 parameters?

Feb 23rd, 2004 14:59
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 23 February 2004 - 11:48 pm -------------------

Delphi: Procedure: Function: Dynamic: Simple: How to pass a method as 
a parameter: 0 parameters?

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The trick is to use '= Procedure of Object' (instead of '= Procedure').

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Steps: Overview:

 1. Create a new application

 2. Put e.g. a button on the form

 3. Add the following text

     // now this is the trick

     type TMyProcedureAsParameter = Procedure of Object;

     var myprocedureasparameter : TMyProcedureAsParameter;

 4. -Create now one or more procedures without parameters

      procedure TForm1.PROCTestOne;
      begin
       ShowMessage( 'PROCTestOne' );
      end;

     and add it to the interface part

      procedure PROCTestOne;

 5. -Call then the corresponding procedure by passing
     the name of that procedure as a parameter

     1. first assigning the name to the 'var' variable

     2. then calling that 'var' variable with some
        parameter

         myprocedureasparameter := PROCTestOne;
         myprocedureasparameter;

 6. -So all together this becomes:

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unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, 
Forms,
  Dialogs, StdCtrls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Button1: TButton;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
    procedure PROCTestOne;
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;


implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TForm1.PROCTestOne;
begin
 ShowMessage( 'PROCTestOne' );
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
 type TMyProcedureAsParameter = Procedure of object;
 var myprocedureasparameter : TMyProcedureAsParameter;
begin
 myprocedureasparameter := PROCTestOne;
 myprocedureasparameter;
end;

end.

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Internet: see also:

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Delphi: Procedure: Function: Dynamic: Can you give overview passing 
function/procedure as parameter?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/28931/fid/175

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