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andyf97

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Send a control name to a function or procedure
« on: March 29, 2023, 09:56:14 pm »

I want to pass the name of the component to a function or procedure that will eventually run a popup menu related to that component, having trouble sending the name of the control and I get an error.

I suppose that I should convert the TObject name to a string somehow.

unit1.pas(130,22) Error: Incompatible type for arg no. 1: Got "AnsiString", expected "TObject"


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  2.  
  3. // this is just a little procedure to see the name passes, just for testing I want the name to go to the caption of form1
  4. procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick(sender: TObject);
  5. begin
  6.   Form1.caption := '';
  7. end;
  8.  
  9.  
  10. // this is the right click popup event of the control.
  11. procedure TForm1.ECSlider1ContextPopup(Sender: TObject; MousePos: TPoint;  
  12. var Handled: Boolean);
  13.  
  14. Var this:string;
  15.  
  16. begin
  17.  
  18.  this:=TComponent(sender).name;
  19. // This does contain the control name ECSlider1
  20.  
  21.   SliderRightClick(this);
  22. // How can I send the name stored in the variable this to the procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick
  23.  
  24. end;                    
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KodeZwerg

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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2023, 10:09:39 pm »
What is wrong by using sender as argument?
« Last Edit: Tomorrow at 31:76:97 xm by KodeZwerg »

andyf97

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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2023, 10:17:47 pm »

Not sure what you mean.

I have a load of these sliders and want to just copy a bit of duplicated code into each ones popup event and not need make them all specific when the names are already specific.



What is wrong by using sender as argument?




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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2023, 10:19:45 pm »
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  1. SliderRightClick(Sender);
And do the rest in your SliderRightClick method.
« Last Edit: Tomorrow at 31:76:97 xm by KodeZwerg »

andyf97

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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2023, 10:32:15 pm »
I do not have a rightclick events, I have a ContextPopup that all appears fine. I just dont get how to pass the name of it, to a function or procedure event tho I can put the name into a variable. But after writing I realized what you meant.

Yes that works but then I get another error got a Tobject but expected a Ttranslatesting.

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  1. SliderRightClick(Sender);
And do the rest in your SliderRightClick method.
« Last Edit: March 29, 2023, 10:35:42 pm by andyf97 »

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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2023, 10:37:55 pm »
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  1. procedure TForm1.ECSlider1ContextPopup(Sender: TObject; MousePos: TPoint;  
  2. var Handled: Boolean);
  3.  
  4. Var this:string;
  5.  
  6. begin
  7.  
  8.  this:=TComponent(sender).name;
  9. // This does contain the control name ECSlider1
  10.  
  11. //  SliderRightClick(this);
  12. // How can I send the name stored in the variable this to the procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick
  13.  
  14. // Thats how I would do, or I do really absolute not understand you....
  15.   SliderRightClick(Sender);
  16. end;
  17.  
  18. procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick(sender: TObject);
  19. begin
  20.   Form1.caption := TComponent(sender).name;
  21. end;
« Last Edit: Tomorrow at 31:76:97 xm by KodeZwerg »

dseligo

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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2023, 10:38:52 pm »
Do something like this:

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  1.     // this is just a little procedure to see the name passes, just for testing I want the name to go to the caption of form1
  2.     procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick(sendername: String);
  3.     begin
  4.       Form1.caption := sendername;
  5.     end;
  6.      
  7.      
  8.     // this is the right click popup event of the control.
  9.     procedure TForm1.ECSlider1ContextPopup(Sender: TObject; MousePos: TPoint;  
  10.     var Handled: Boolean);
  11.      
  12.     Var this:string;
  13.      
  14.     begin
  15.      
  16.      this:=TComponent(sender).name;
  17.     // This does contain the control name ECSlider1
  18.      
  19.       SliderRightClick(this);
  20.     // How can I send the name stored in the variable this to the procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick
  21.      
  22.     end;

Or this:
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  1.     // this is just a little procedure to see the name passes, just for testing I want the name to go to the caption of form1
  2.     procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick(sender: TObject);
  3.     begin
  4.       If Sender is TComponent then
  5.         Form1.caption := (Sender as TComponent).Name;
  6.     end;
  7.      
  8.      
  9.     // this is the right click popup event of the control.
  10.     procedure TForm1.ECSlider1ContextPopup(Sender: TObject; MousePos: TPoint;  
  11.     var Handled: Boolean);
  12.     begin
  13.     // This does contain the control name ECSlider1
  14.       SliderRightClick(Sender);
  15.     // How can I send the name stored in the variable this to the procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick
  16.     end;

andyf97

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Re: Send a control name to a function or procedure
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2023, 10:49:59 pm »
I was so close but so far, That was the magic I was missing,  many thanks for your help. 

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  1.   Form1.caption := TComponent(sender).name;
  2.  



Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. procedure TForm1.ECSlider1ContextPopup(Sender: TObject; MousePos: TPoint;  
  2. var Handled: Boolean);
  3.  
  4. Var this:string;
  5.  
  6. begin
  7.  
  8.  this:=TComponent(sender).name;
  9. // This does contain the control name ECSlider1
  10.  
  11. //  SliderRightClick(this);
  12. // How can I send the name stored in the variable this to the procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick
  13.  
  14. // Thats how I would do, or I do really absolute not understand you....
  15.   SliderRightClick(Sender);
  16. end;
  17.  
  18. procedure TForm1.SliderRightClick(sender: TObject);
  19. begin
  20.   Form1.caption := TComponent(sender).name;
  21. end;

 

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