If i create components in a panel via a program file, something like:

With TDBEDIT.Create(Panel1) do begin
...
   Parent:=Panel1;
....
end;

Panel1.componentscount return the exact count of components in panel

I i put component in a panel from IDE Panel1.componentscount return always 0 All components make in IDE is child of main form, is there a solution for make them
childs of specific panel without check all existing components at start in a loop ?

No. Form is the owner of all components. Use ControlCount for this case.

Best regards,
Paul Ishenin.

TFrame ? doesn't that have it's own children?

Martin wrote

TFrame ? doesn't that have it's own children?

Yes, but that is not a regular container. TFrame is a special case.

Best regards,
Paul Ishenin.

Paul Ishenin wrote

Yes, but that is not a regular container. TFrame is a special case.

Ah, the "special" case. There is always an exception to every LCL rule. ;-)

Graeme Geldenhuys wrote

Ah, the "special" case. There is always an exception to every LCL rule. ;-)

Trolling?

Best regards,
Paul Ishenin.

> Yes, but that is not a regular container. TFrame is a special case. Ah, the "special" case. There is always an exception to every LCL rule. ;-)

Both forms and frames have their own resource for loading their contained components, and they become the owners of their components by default.

DoDi

Paul Ishenin wrote

> Ah, the "special" case. There is always an exception to every LCL rule. > ?;-) Trolling?

Nope, see the wink. [just joking around a bit] :)

Zitat von Graeme Geldenhuys :

It's a FCL rule and it's not an exception.
It's just because Lazarus hides many gory details that you *think* that the rules are simple and uncommon cases like frames are exceptions.

Mattias

I wrote special case because thread starter asked about ComponentCount. I supposed he don't know too deeply LCL or VCL and that's why I similified explanation and wrote that all components are owned by TForm. Frames and docked forms are more advanced things and that's why they are "special cases".

Best regards,
Paul Ishenin.

If you're only reason to post a message is to bash the project, you can better not react, or do it elsewhere.

And to answer: (I should not do this, offcourse) That a TForm owns all components is not the rule, offcourse. But for a new user like Fedorax it's a good answer where he can work with. He didn't ask for a explanation of the deeper logic behind it. He needed the .ControlCount property.

Joost.

Joost van der Sluis wrote

If you're only reason to post a message is to bash the project, you can better not react, or do it elsewhere.

Please re-read my earlier post and note the smiley face at the end of that comment. No bashing was intended, just a bit of humor (which some of you struggle to grasp it seems).