VCL Metropolis UI Application
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File > New > Other > C++Builder Projects > VCL Metropolis UI Application
File > New > Other > Delphi Projects > VCL Metropolis UI Application
Creates the framework for a VCL Metropolis UI application and includes styled controls that are compatible with the Windows 8 user interface.
The VCL Metropolis UI Application wizard presents the following template or layout choices:
After you select a Metropolis UI layout and press Return in the wizard, the Form Designer displays the base VCL form (Vcl.Forms.TForm) as a predesigned template. For example, captions in a VCL Metropolis UI form use the Segoe UI font, which is the default font used by all Windows 8 applications. For a VCL Metropolis UI application, the form file has the standard file extension .dfm.
You can set the target platform for a VCL Metropolis UI application to be either of the following:
- 32-bit Windows
- 64-bit Windows
Uses (Delphi)
For a Delphi VCL Metropolis UI application, the uses section of the .pas file contains the following units (including unit scope names):
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs;
Includes (C++)
For a C++ VCL Metropolis UI application, the header file of the unit includes the following:
#ifndef UnitnameH
#define UnitnameH
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include <System.Classes.hpp>
#include <Vcl.Controls.hpp>
#include <Vcl.Forms.hpp>
#include <Vcl.StdCtrls.hpp>
#include <Vcl.Forms.hpp>
The project .cpp file contains:
#include <vcl.h>
#pragma hdrstop
#include <tchar.h>
The unit .cpp file includes the following:
#include <vcl.h>
#pragma hdrstop
#include "Unitname.h"