FindComponent (Delphi)

From RAD Studio Code Examples

Description

The following example creates 20 edit boxes, using FindComponent with the edit box name to access each newly created edit box.

Code

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  i: Integer;
const
  NamePrefix = 'MyEdit';
begin
  for i := 1 to 20 do begin
    TEdit.Create(Self).Name := NamePrefix + IntToStr(i);
    with TEdit(FindComponent(NamePrefix + IntToStr(i))) do
    begin
      Left := 10;
      Top := i * 20;
      Parent := self;
    end;
  end;
end;

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