Delphi 5 Features Covered in MD5
Besides many generic updates to the text and the examples, also thanks to the detailed tech review done by Delphi R&D member Danny Thorpe, Mastering Delphi 5 covers a number of new Delphi 5 features. Here is a summary:
| FEATURE | CHAPTER |
|---|---|
| ADO, DataSet components for | 12 |
| ApplicationEvents component | 6 |
| Attaching the Debugger to an executing process | 18 |
| Active Server Object Wizard and ASP support | 20 |
| Breakpoint actions and groups | 18 |
| Windows common controls, enhanced support for | 7 |
| COM servers in components | 16 |
| Container classes | 4 |
| Data diagrams | 10 |
| Data Module Designer | 10 |
| Saved desktop settings | 1 |
| Docking support enhancements | 7 |
| New TField classes | 9 |
| FPU window | 18 |
| Frames | 4, 8 |
| PageControl component and frames | 8 |
| FreeAndNil procedure | 3 |
| Integrated Translation Environment (ITE) | 19 |
| InterBase Express | 11 |
| Internet Express | 21 |
| Menu accelerator keys | 5 |
| MIDAS 3 | 21 |
| Object Inspector enhancements | 1 |
| Office components | 16 |
| OnContextPopup event | 5 |
| Project Explorer | 1 |
| Project Manager enhancements | 1 |
| Property categories (registering new ones) | 13 |
| Resource Workshop | 19 |
| TeamSource | 19 |
| Todo List | 1 |
| TypeInfo enhancements | 19 |