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The C++Builder IDE Explored: Projects and Forms
1. Switch back to the form by pressing F12. Choose Window | Tile from the form’s
menu.
2. You need to enter only a single line of code for the event handler. The finished
event handler will look like this:
void __fastcall TMainForm::Tile1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
Tile();
}
3. Switch back to the form and repeat the process for Window | Cascade. The
finished function looks like this:
void __fastcall TMainForm::Cascade1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
Cascade();
}
4. Repeat the steps for the Window | Arrange All menu item. The single line of code
to add for the function body is
ArrangeIcons();
Okay, now we’re done with the main form. We can now move on to creating the MDI child
form.
Step 4: Create the MDI Child Form
The MDI child form is surprisingly simple. In fact, we don’t have to write any code at all:
1. Create a new form using the New Form button on the toolbar or by choosing
File | New Form from the main menu.
2. Change the Name property to Child. The Caption property can be ignored because
we will be setting the dialog box’s caption at runtime.
3. Change the FormStyle property to fsMDIChild. This is necessary for the form to be
treated as an MDI child window.
That’s it for the form itself. Now let’s put an Image component on the form. The Image
component will display the graphics file selected by the user.
1. Click on the Additional tab on the Component Palette. Click the Image button
and place an Image component anywhere on the form.
2. Change the Name property to Image.
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