Creating a Styled FireMonkey Component by Extending an Existing Component

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In this tutorial, you create a FireMonkey styled component (TClockLabel, extended from TLabel) that shows the current date and time.

Here are the steps to follow:

• Step 1 - Create a Component Using the New Component Wizard
• Step 2 - Implement a Property to Specify the Format
• Step 3 - Using TTimer to Refresh TClockLabel Every Second
• Step 4 - Test the FMX Styled Component

The TClockLabel component that is created in this tutorial is used in the next tutorial, Creating a Component Editor and a Property Editor for FireMonkey Components.

See Also

• Customizing FireMonkey Applications with Styles
• Using Styles Defined by Components in Design-Time Packages Installed in the IDE
• FireMonkey Component Design