Inside Delphi 2006 (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library) [Paperback]

Ivan Hladni (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1598220039 | ISBN-13: 978-1598220032

Now in its 10th version, Delphi provides users with four programming languages: C++ and Delphi for Win32 for building Windows applications, and C# and Delphi for .NET for building applications that target the .NET platform. Inside Delphi 2006 demonstrates how to use all of these languages. Topics include the foundations of Delphi, VCL framework programming, and .NET programming. Learn how to: Create applications using Delphi, C++, and C#. Design user interfaces using actions and other VCL components. Create, handle, and raise exceptions. Customize and create components. Use the refactoring commands to restructure your source code. Build lightweight database applications using the TClientDataSet component. Reuse common routines by creating dynamic link libraries. Produce graphic output with GDI and GDI+, and process images. Print documents or store them as PDFs.

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About the Author

Ivan Hladni is an author, lecturer, and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). He started programming in Turbo Pascal 7.0 and Delphi 2.0 and has been using Delphi ever since. He also has several years of teaching experience, especially in the fields of C++, Delphi, Visual Basic, and PHP programming. He lives in Croatia, where his first two books, on Visual Basic .NET and Pascal/Delphi programming, were published.

Product Details

• Paperback: 742 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers (November 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598220039
• ISBN-13: 978-1598220032
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,103,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for Beginners, February 19, 2006

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Charles A. Appel (Marietta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside Delphi 2006 (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library) (Paperback)

There haven't been all that many new Delphi books in recent years so it was pleasant to find this one. This book appears to be aimed at new Delphi programmers and it does a pretty good job of bringing them up to speed. Advanced Delphi programmers will probably not find a great many items of interest, but they might find a few. I've have used all ten versions of Delphi (and most versions of Turbo Pascal) and have about one hundred books in my library on Delphi. So, while most of the information was not new to me, I did run across one or two little gems I had not seen before.

I'm glad I bought it.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for its purpose, February 18, 2006

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Brandon Staggs (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside Delphi 2006 (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library) (Paperback)

If you're already an advanced Delphi programmer, you're not likely to find a whole lot "groundbreaking" in here. But if you're new to Delphi, or just want to brush up on a few areas you may have missed, this is a good book.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Inside Delphi 2006, March 1, 2006

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D. Nagle (Wash.,D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside Delphi 2006 (Wordware Delphi Developer's Library) (Paperback)

At first glance, the title would lead one to believe that this book will reveal an abundance of knowledge pertaining to the latest version of Delphi called Delphi 2006.

The only revelation that becomes quite apparent, within first two chapters, is that of the title.

The book contains a synopsis of previous versions of Delphi, from Delphi 1 to the present. The silence is finally interupted in the last few chapters when a miniscule amount of pertinent information is forthcoming about .net funtionality and Delphi 2006.

If you are an ardent Delphi programmer, SAVE your money.