> You do not need to "redeclare" the properties; all > you need to do is override the AssignDefaultValue() > method, like Francois said. In FTP client, there are two fields of type TWSocket. Whose AssignDefaultValue should I override to stop them from clearing properties?
> This method is virtual for precisely this reason. Actually I still can't understand for which reason this method was made > But, in general: yes, that's exactly what you should do. Sorry, but i dont' wish to do all that things just for disabling a single strange method. > Also, keep in mind that you do not necessarily have > to install your custom components into the IDE; you > can very well instantiate any component by calling > it's constructor directly. Of course, you will not > be able to "drop" the component on a form, but > sometimes this is not a big deal. They are components, right? Components are intended to be inited in design-time. As for me, I create ICS objects in run-time, but in general inheritance of visual components is very, very unuseful. > As you wish. But, in my opinion, this is a slippery > slope which ends up in trouble eventually. One of > the worse potential problems with this tactic, which > 've seen before, is that it leads to developers > delaying or avoiding future ICS (or any thrid-party > library) improvements, revisions, and sometimes > important bug-fixes because of the overwhelming > thought of having to track down all possible > modifications and figure out how to merge them back > into the code-base; which ones have been obsoleted by > the update; and which new ones will be needed. Thank you, I'll consider it! -- Regards, Anton -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
