How to create a form programmatically with a couple components on it in Delphi

Question

I\'m working with Delphi 7 and I\'m trying to create a form programmatically. Here\'s my form class stub:

unit clsTStudentInfoForm;

interface

    uses Form         


        

Answer 1

Creating modal forms with controls on the fly is easy:

procedure CreateGreetingForm;
var
  frm: TForm;
  lbl: TLabel;
  edt: TEdit;
  btn: TButton;
begin

  frm := TForm.Create(nil);
  try
    lbl := TLabel.Create(frm);
    edt := TEdit.Create(frm);
    btn := TButton.Create(frm);
    frm.BorderStyle := bsDialog;
    frm.Caption := 'Welcome';
    frm.Width := 300;
    frm.Position := poScreenCenter;

    lbl.Parent := frm;
    lbl.Top := 8;
    lbl.Left := 8;
    lbl.Caption := 'Please enter your name:';

    edt.Parent := frm;
    edt.Top := lbl.Top + lbl.Height + 8;
    edt.Left := 8;
    edt.Width := 200;

    btn.Parent := frm;
    btn.Caption := 'OK';
    btn.Default := true;
    btn.ModalResult := mrOk;
    btn.Top := edt.Top + edt.Height + 8;
    btn.Left := edt.Left + edt.Width - btn.Width;

    frm.ClientHeight := btn.Top + btn.Height + 8;
    frm.ClientWidth := edt.Left + edt.Width + 8;

    if frm.ShowModal = mrOk then
      ShowMessageFmt('Welcome, %s', [edt.Text]);

  finally
    frm.Free;
  end;

end;