Delphi: Call a function whose name is stored in a string

Question

Is it possible to call a function whose name is stored in a string in Delphi?

Answer 1

OK, I'm very late to the party, but you can definitely call routines by name with this code (There are some limitations thought)

type
    TExec = procedure of Object;
    // rest of section...

procedure TMainForm.ExecuteMethod(MethodName : String);
var
   Exec    : TExec;
   Routine : TMethod;
begin
     Routine.Data := Pointer(Form1);
     Routine.Code := Form1.MethodAddress(MethodName);
     if Not Assigned(Routine.Code) then
        Exit;

     Exec         := TExec(Routine);
     Exec;
end;

Just in case someone needs this for Delphi 7 / 2010