Introduction to the Lazarus IDE

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I present to you the second part of my book: "Introduction to Lazarus IDE" - 2025. Now we will consider some questions and topics that did not find a place in my first book, and we will further develop some of the previous interesting topics.

Thank God the book is now ready and available for purchase starting April 12, 2025! To buy it, please contact me through the Contact page!

Chapters in book "Introduction to the Lazarus IDE: Part II"



  1. Preface


Part I - Components in Lazarus IDE: Supplement

  1. More components from the Dialogs bar in Lazarus IDE
    1. TColorDialog and TFontDialog
    2. TFindDialog and TReplaceDialog
    3. TCalendarDialog and TCalculatorDialog
    4. TOpenPictureDialog and TSavePictureDialog
    5. General program with dialogues working with text
  2. Message dialog boxes in Lazarus IDE
    1. Dialog boxes - of type information messages
    2. User input dialogs
    3. Multifunctional dialog boxes
    4. Sample programs with dialog boxes
  3. Components for working with date/time in Lazarus IDE
    1. TDateTime
    2. Functions and procedures for working with TDateTime
    3. Other components for working with date and time in Lazarus IDE
  4. More components in Lazarus IDE
    1. Component TCoolBar
    2. TActionList component
    3. TSynEdit component from the SynEdit palette/bar
    4. Components for working with HTML/internet from IPro bar
    5. Other components and packages for working with HTML
  5. Useful structures and elements in Lazarus IDE
    1. Conditional constructs in Lazarus and Object Pascal
    2. Loop constructs in Lazarus IDE and Object Pascal
    3. Error/Exception Handling Constructs
    4. Dynamic component creation in Lazarus IDE
    5. Parameter (Object) Sender in Lazarus IDE
    6. With...do construct in Lazarus IDE
    7. TStringList in the Lazarus IDE


Part II - More about working with databases in Lazarus IDE

  1. Working with the Firebird database in Lazarus IDE
    1. Using Firebird embedded 2.5.9
    2. Using Firebird version 5 as embedded
    3. Using Lazarus IDE 32 bit with Firebird
  2. Working with different DB with TSQLConnector
    1. General information about TSQLConnector
    2. Basic properties of TSQLConnector
    3. Examples of working with TSQLConnector in some DB
      1. Working with TSQLConnector in SQLite
      2. Work with TSQLConnector with Firebird 2.5 (embedded)
      3. Work with TSQLConnector with Firebird 5 (embedded)
      4. Working with three DB in one program
      5. Working with TSQLConnector in a client-server DB
    4. SQL queries with parameters important for work with DB


Part III - Interesting programs in Lazarus IDE

  1. Logic games with Lazarus IDE
    1. Game Fifteen (classic puzzle game)
      1. Classic version of the game Fifteen(15) – 4x4
      2. Simplified version of the game Fifteen(8) – 3x3
      3. A complicated version of the game Fifteen(24) - 5х5
      4. Combined programs with the three game variants
    2. Bulls and Cows Game (Guess the Number)
      1. Rules and purpose of the game
      2. Implementation of the Bulls and Cows game in Lazarus IDE


Part IV - Final Words

  1. Conclusion
  2. Sources, references and used literature
  3. Content


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