WINDOWS10ANNIVERSARYUPDATESUPPORTINDELPHI

Marco Cantu, RAD Studio Product Managermarco.cantu@embarcadero.comTwitter: @marcocantu

AGENDA

§ Windows10,APIs,andUWP§  VCLFounda6onsRevisited

• What’snewintheVCLforWindows10§  UsingWinRTAPIsinDelphi§  BridgingWin32andWinRTwiththeWindowsDesktopBridge(akaCentennial)

§ What’sCookinginour“CentennialLab”

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VCListhebestlibraryforWindowsdesktopdevelopmentandfullyembracesWindows10

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WINDOWS10ThefastestgrowingversionofWindows

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WINDOWS10,APIS,ANDUWP

§  Windows10isgePngfairlypopular•  ButWindows7hass6llveryhighbusinessadop6on

§  Windows10includesthreecoreAPI•  ClassicWindowsAPI(kernel,user,GDI,etc.)•  WinRTAPI•  Theaddi6onal.NETframeworklayer

§  UWPapps=UniversalWindowsPlaZormapps•  IndicatesfirstclassWindows10applica6ons•  GenerallyreservedforWinRTapps

VCL RTL

WINDOWSAPITIMELINE

1995

Windows NT 3.1

Win32

Interaction

WINDOWSAPITIMELINE

1995

Windows NT 3.1

2002 2007

Windows Vista

2012 2015

Windows XP

Win32.NET

VCLRTL

WINDOWSAPITIMELINE

1995

Windows NT 3.1

2002 2007

Windows Vista

2012

Windows 8

2015

Windows 10

Windows XP

Win32.NET

WinRTVCLRTL

Interaction

Interaction

Interaction

VCLFOUNDATIONSREVISITED

§  VCListhebestOOPcomponentlibraryencapsula6ngWinAPI• Microso^hasMFC,WinForms

§  VCLhasdeepandsmoothCOMintegra6on§  NowVCLhasfirstclasssupportforthenewWinRTAPI•  CanmixandmatchwithWinAPIcode•  UWP/WinRTsolu6onsrequireWin8/10,newcode

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VCLANDWINDOWS10

WHAT’SNEWINTHEVCLFORWINDOWS10

§  Styling• Windows10specificstyles

§  NewVCLComponents•  5componentsintroducedin10Seadle•  ImplementedinVCL,workalsoonWin7•  LooklikeWinRTcounterparts,butnodependency

§ WinRTsupportandcomponents•  RequireWin10

WINDOWS10VCLSTYLES

▪  TActivityIndicator in Vcl.WinXCtrls ▪  Similar to FMX TAniIndicator ▪  Customizable

•  Three indicator types •  Four sizes •  Two colors •  Adjustable frame delay

VCL ANIMATED ACTIVITY INDICATOR

▪  Controls position based on relative position

▪  Set position via ControlCollection▪  Find child control with IndexOf()▪  Or at design time use properties

•  Align[xx]WithPanel:Boolean•  Above:[Sibling]•  Align[xx]With:[Sibling]•  LeftOf:[Sibling]

VCL RELATIVE LAYOUT PANEL – TRELATIVEPANEL

http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Using_the_Relative_Panel

▪  Includes search indicator ▪  Text and Audio indicators ▪  Has OnInvokeSearch event ▪  Used to manually search or filter

other controls

VCL SEARCHBOX - TSEARCHBOX

▪  Similar to FMX MultiView ▪  Adjustable behaviors,

placements and style ▪  Can contain any other

controls ▪  Animated expand and

collapse

VCL SPLIT VIEW – TSPLITVIEW

TSplitView

▪  Similar to FMX TSwitch ▪  Custom captions ▪  Custom colors ▪  Reizable elements ▪  Disabled and Read-Only ▪  PropertyState:tssOnortssOff▪  FunctionIsOn:Boolean

VCL TOGGLE SWITCH - TTOGGLESWITCH

WINDOWS RUNTIME IN TECH TERMS

▪ Anobject-orientedAPI▪ Asynchronous(noblocking>50ms)▪ COMbased

•  Differenttypesystem,objectsconstruc6onandlife6memanagement

▪ Not.NET,notmanagedcode•  ANa6veCodeAPI,compiledcode,noGC

THE RTL WINDOWS RUNTIME INTERFACE

▪ Helperseasecrea6onofobjects•  Abstractsdealingwiththeclassfactories

▪ Over40newWinApi.*units▪ NewTWindowsStringtype

•  Fornewna6veHStringtype▪ MuchlesscoderequiredtointerfacewithWinRTthanwithC#orMSVC++

WINDOWS RUNTIME API INTERFACES (MOSTLY FOUND IN SOURCE\RTL\WIN\WINRT FOLDER)

WinAPI.Applica6onModel.BackgroundWinAPI.Applica6onModel.CoreWinAPI.Applica6onModel.DataTransferWinAPI.Applica6onModelWinAPI.CommonTypesWinAPI.DataRTWinAPI.Devices.BluetoothWinAPI.Devices.Enumera6onWinAPI.DevicesWinAPI.Founda6on.Collec6onsWinAPI.Founda6onWinAPI.Founda6on.TypesWinAPI.GamingWinAPI.Globaliza6on

WinAPI.GraphicsRTWinAPI.ManagementWinAPI.MediaWinAPI.Networking.Connec6vityWinAPI.Networking.NetworkOperatorsWinAPI.NetworkingWinAPI.Networking.ProximityWinAPI.Networking.SocketsWinAPI.Networking.VpnWinAPI.Security.Creden6alsWinAPI.Security.CryptographyWinAPI.SecurityWinAPI.StorageWinAPI.Storage.Streams

WinAPI.SystemRTWinAPI.UI.Composi6onWinAPI.UI.CoreWinAPI.UI.Input.InkingWinAPI.UI.InputWinAPI.UI.No6fica6onsWinAPI.UIWinAPI.UI.TextWinAPI.UI.ViewManagementWinAPI.UI.WebUIWinAPI.UI.XamlWinAPI.WebRTSystem.Win.WinRT

LOW LEVEL WINRT CALLS

▪ ReferencedbyInterfaceforautoma6creferencecoun6ng

▪ HelperslikeTWindowsStringinSystem.Win.WinRTunit

▪ Manyclasseshavedefaultparameterlessconstructors▪ Use.Factorytoaccessotherconstructors▪ Use.Staticstoaccesssta6cmembersofclass

WINRTBASEDCOMPONENTS

§  ShareContracts•  TSharingContract(VCL)•  TShareContract(RTL)

§  No6fica6ons•  hdp://community.embarcadero.com/blogs/entry/taskbar-

no6fica6on-badge-support-in-windows-10-anniversary-update

§  BluetoothLE•  Star6ngwithBerlin10.1

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WINDOWSDESKTOPBRIDGE(AKACENTENNIAL)

THEWINDOWSDESKTOPBRIDGE(AKACENTENNIAL)

§  The“bridge”packagesWin32/Win64applica6onsasUniversalWindowsPlaZormsapp•  APPXinstalla6oninAnniversaryUpdate• WindowsStoregoingtobeopenedupsoon

§  Thetechnology:singleZIPfilewithen6redistribu6on,oneclickinstallanduninstall,filesystemandregistryvirtualiza6on• Mostlylikemobile,Mac

BUILDINGANAPPX

§  Packageappmakeappx.exe pack /f mapfile.txt /p myrssclient.appx

§  Signitwithyourcer6ficateSignTool.exe sign -f mctempcer.pfx -fd SHA256 -debug myrssclient.appx

§  Installcer6ficateonmachineCertutil -addStore TrustedPeople <testcert.cer>

§  EnableSideLoading(security,developers)

CROSSINGTHEBRIDGEORSTAYINGONIT?

§ Win8:verylimitedWinRTadop6on§ Microso^started“bridges”fordesktopandmobiletoincreaseappecosystem

§ Microso^tou6ngCentennialasamigra>onstep(abridgetogotoWinRT-land)• Microso^recommendedapparchitectureisdual:APPXshippingwithWin32+WinRTappcombined

WINDOWSSTORE

§  Distribu6ononWindowsstorelikelyagamechangerfortheplaZorm•  Notimmediate,onlyWindows10Anniversaryclientswillbesupported

•  Parallelenterprisedistribu6on•  S6llnotavailable…tothepublic

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WHAT’SCOMING

WHAT’SCOOKINGINOUR“UPDATE2LAB”

§  NewVCLCalendarcontrol•  Addi6onalWinRTlook-alikecontrolimplementedinna6veVCL

§  IDE-basedWindowsStoredeploymentsupport•  APPXgenera6on,likeformobileplaZorms•  Packagesallassets,run6mepackages,DBDLLs…• WillrequireWin10SDKforpackagingandcodesigning

NEWCALENDARCONTROL

FURTHER,GENERALVCLPLANS

§  Addi6onalWin10look-alikeVCLcontrols•  ButalsosomeextraVCLcontrols,notWin10related

§  (Unrelated)ImprovementsinVCLdesigners§  VCLQualityfocus

SUMMARY: VCL, FMX AND WINDOWS 10

▪ Microso^makingWin32/64firstclass,again▪ VCLremainsthebestWindowsclientlibrary• EnhancedwithWindows10UIcontrolsandWinRTAPIsandcomponents

• FireMonkeyalsoenjoysthissupport,morefocusedoncross-plaZormrequirements

▪  EmbarcaderocommidedtokeepDelphifocusedonthe(evolving)Windows10plaZorm

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