C++Builder 5 Developers Guide

by Mark Cashman

IN THIS CHAPTER

• What Are Data Modules?

• Why Use a Data Module?

• How to Use a Data Module in Applications, DLLs, and Distributed Objects

• What Goes in a Data Module?

• How to Add Properties to a Data Module?

• How to Use the Data Module Designer

• The Data Diagram Editor

• Advanced Concepts in Data Module Usage

C++Builder Data Modules are the fundamental basis for implementing the nonvisual side of your C++ Builder application. This chapter covers the fundamentals and stylistic elements of using Data Modules in your implementations .

The C++Builder Data Module Designer does for data modules what the Form Designer does for visual forms ”it enables you to place, select, modify, delete, and edit components in data modules. But what are data modules, and how are they useful?