TCustomForm.CreateNew constructor

Member of TCustomFormpublicIn unit Forms

Creates a form instance without a resource (.lfm) file.

Declaration

pascal

constructor CreateNew(AOwner: TComponent; Num: Integer=0); virtual

Arguments

`AOwner`	Owner for the new class instance.
`Num`	Ignored in the current implementation.

Description

CreateNew is an alternate constructor for the class instance. CreateNew is used to create a new TCustomForm instance which is not loaded from a resource file (.lfm). It performs actions to initialize properties for the form instance, including:

Sets the FormState to fsFirstShow and calls BeginFormUpdate.
Sets the default BorderIcons for the form.
Sets the FormStyle, ControlStyle, and BorderStyle for the form.
Calls the inherited Create constructor.
Sets the default bounds for the form instance.
Sets Visible to False.
Sets WindowState to wsNormal.
Allocates resources for the Icon property but does not assign a bitmap.
Sets the default value for Color.
Calls Screen.AddForm to register the form instance on the current screen.
Allocates resources for the SnapOptions property.

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