TResourceTreeNode.FindFreeID function

Member of TResourceTreeNodepublicIn unit resourcetree

Find a free ID to be used as a resource name

Declaration

pascal

function FindFreeID(aType: TResourceDesc): TResID; virtual

Arguments

aType

The type of the resource

Function result

A new resource ID

Description

This method is used to find an available ID to be used as a name for a resource, given a resource type. It is used internally by AddAutoID method of TResources.

This method should only be called on root nodes (instances of TRootResTreeNode).

Errors

If there are no free ids left for the given resource type, an ENoMoreFreeIDsException is raised.

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