Developing Applications with VCL Components

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The Visual Component Library (VCL) is a set of visual components for the rapid development of Windows applications in the Delphi and C++ languages.

VCL contains a wide variety of visual, non-visual, and utility classes for tasks such as building Windows applications, web applications, database applications, and console applications.

Introductory Topic

• VCL Overview

Advanced Topics

• Gesturing Overview
• Touch Keyboard Overview
• Using TEncoding for Unicode Files
• Components Available Only on Specific Windows OS
• VCL Styles Overview

Section

• How To Build VCL Forms Applications

See Also

• Component Writer's Guide (inside the Win32 Developer's Guide)
• Home Page for TeeChart components
• Programming with Delphi Index (a large section of the Developer's Guide)