TComponent.Loaded doesn't executed when the comp. dropped to the form [ANSWERED]

[totya]

Hi!

This is a very simple demo component:

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1. unit TestComponent;
2.  
3. {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
4.  
5. interface
6.  
7. uses
8.   Classes, SysUtils, Dialogs, StdCtrls;
9.  
10. type
11.   TTestComponent = class(TCustomListBox)
12.   protected
13.     procedure Loaded; override;
14.   end;
15.  
16. procedure Register;
17.  
18. implementation
19.  
20. procedure TTestComponent.Loaded;
21. begin
22.   Inherited Loaded;
23.  
24.   Items.Text:= 'TEST OKAY'; Invalidate;
25. end;
26.  
27. procedure Register;
28. begin
29.   RegisterComponents('My Stuff',[TTestComponent]);
30. end;
31.  
32. end.

Well, If I drop this component to the form, the Loaded won't start as I see. This is normal?
If I running the project, Loaded is works. I know, I can use CreateWnd, but the question is the Loaded, because I see FileCtrl/TFileListBox component source, so this component override only the Loaded method, and files appear after TFileListBox component droped to the form, so I think Loaded is works... but how?

Thanks!

[jamie]

Loaded is called when your program loads the properties from the resource of your EXE.

basically when all the properies get streamed from the file the LOADED method gets called to allow you
to do some additional settings, it also sets the csLoaded to true.

The IDE does not do this, it creates the control and sets only what is needed for the IDE and does not
read the values from the stream.

[totya]

Thanks for the answer! Otherwise when IDE started with a project, the project components loaded methods are called.