Visual Component Library

E61999

Visual Component Library is Delphi’s native GUI framework that provides a rich set of reusable visual and non-visual components for building Windows applications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Delphi technology
GUI framework
software library
alsoKnownAs Delphi (programming language)
surface form: VCL
architecture component-based
basedOn Win32 API
surface form: Windows API
contrastedWith FMX
surface form: FireMonkey
coreClass TComponent
TControl
TWinControl
developedBy Borland
Embarcadero Technologies
includes TApplication
TButton
TCanvas
TComboBox
Delphi (programming language)
surface form: TDBGrid

TDataSource
TEdit
TForm
TImage
TLabel
Lazarus Component Library
surface form: TListBox

TMainMenu
TPanel
TQuery
TTable
TTimer
introducedWith early versions of Delphi
license proprietary
platform Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows
programmingLanguage Delphi (programming language)
surface form: Object Pascal
provides data-aware components
event-driven programming model
form designer integration
non-visual components
visual components
supports 32-bit Windows applications
64-bit Windows applications
RAD development
custom component creation
database applications
drag-and-drop UI design
message-based event handling
owner-drawn controls
targetAudience Windows desktop application developers
usedIn C++Builder
Delphi (programming language)
surface form: Delphi
wraps Win32 controls

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Delphi (programming language) includesFramework Visual Component Library
subject surface form: Delphi