CDK - function Open

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function Open(const APluginID:Pchar; AOwner: hwnd): hwnd);

Declared in: svn\components\sharpcenter\uSharpCenterDllMethods.pas

Parameters

• APluginID: PChar (const)

The PluginID parameter is used to pass custom identifiers between configurations, such as passing a ThemeID to the a ThemeInfo configuration

• AOwner: Hwnd (const)

The AOwner parameter contains the handle of the SharpCenter form, this is required when creating the plugin form

• Result: Hwnd

The Result parameter should return the handle of the plugin form

Description

The Open function is used when first loading a configuration, a form is created within this method (SharpCenter Page), and then the handle is assigned to SharpCenter. The example below, will explain this more clearly.

Examples

// Create Form
if Not(Assigned(AForm)) then 
  AForm := TForm.Create(nil);

// Assign form to owner handle
AForm.ParentWindow := AOwner;
AForm.Left := 0;
AForm.Top := 0;
AForm.BorderStyle := bsNone;
AForm.Show;

// Create supporting classes, and load ui
AClass := TClass.Create;
AClass.PluginID := APluginID;
AClass.Load;

// Return the new form handle
Result:= AForm.Handle;