DFSAbout.pas

{$I DFS.INC}  { Standard defines for all Delphi Free Stuff components }

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{ dfsAbout unit v1.03                                                          }
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{ This unit provides a property editor that I use for the version property in  }
{ all of my components.                                                        }
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{ at bstowers@pobox.com.                                                       }
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{ Date last modified:  June 27, 2001                                           }
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{$IFDEF DFS_COMPILER_3_UP}
{$WEAKPACKAGEUNIT ON} { Allow unit to exist in multiple packages }
{$ENDIF}

unit dfsAbout;

interface

uses
  {$IFDEF DFS_NO_DSGNINTF}
  DesignIntf,
  DesignEditors;
  {$ELSE}
  DsgnIntf;
  {$ENDIF}

type
  TdfsVersionProperty = class(TStringProperty)
  public
    procedure Edit; override;
    function GetValue: string; override;
    function GetAttributes: TPropertyAttributes; override;
  end;

implementation

uses
  Dialogs, SysUtils;

procedure TdfsVersionProperty.Edit;
const
  ABOUT_TEXT = '%s'#13#13 +
     'Copyright 1999, Brad Stowers, All Rights Reserved.'#13 +
     'This component is distributed as freeware.'#13#13 +
     'The latest version of this component can be found on'#13 +
     'my web site, Delphi Free Stuff, at:'#13 +
     '  http://www.delphifreestuff.com/'#13;
begin
  MessageDlg(Format(ABOUT_TEXT, [GetStrValue]), mtInformation, [mbOK], 0);
end;

function TdfsVersionProperty.GetValue: string;
var
  i: integer;
begin
  i := Pos(' v', GetStrValue);
  Result := Copy(GetStrValue, i + 2, Length(GetStrValue)-i);
end;

function TdfsVersionProperty.GetAttributes: TPropertyAttributes;
begin
  Result := inherited GetAttributes + [paDialog, paReadOnly];
end;

end.