[Solved] Problem with TBitmap.Create in Windows

[eric]

I have a Lazarus program which was developed in Linux and functions correctly, and I'm trying to port it to Windows. The Lazarus version is 0.9.30.4 in both cases.

This is a snippet of the code:

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var
  ABitmap: TBitmap;
..
begin
..
 ABitmap := TBitmap.Create;
..
end;
When I try to build the program it stops with the cursor at the start of 'Create' and shows the message:

Error: identifier idents no member "Create"

What's happening?

[taazz]

Check your uses clause make sure that TBitmap refers to the one in graphics unit and not in some other unit like windows to make sure ctrl+click on the TBitmap name and see which unit it opens.

[ludob]

The windows unit contains a TBitmap structure. So be explicit and use

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ABitmap := Graphics.TBitmap.Create;

Edit: and the same for the var declaration:

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var
  ABitmap: Graphics.TBitmap;


[eric]

Thanks both of you for your very quick answers. That has fixed the problem.