Question:
How to I allow an application to perform operations
while idle?
Answer:
By writing an OnIdle event handler.
The following provides sample code for setting up
an OnIdle Event:
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void __fastcall TForm1::FormCreate(TObject *Sender)
{
Application->OnIdle = MyIdleHandler;
}
\\---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\---------------------------------------------------------------------------
void __fastcall TForm1::MyIdleHandler(TObject *Sender,
bool &Done)
{
\\
Place code to be processed while idle here.
\\
When true, this event is called only once as the application
\\
transitions into an idle state.
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When false, this event is continually called.
\\
Note: Applications that set Done to false consume an inordinate
\\
amount of CPU time, which affects overall system performance.
Done = true;
}
\\---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Finally, you just need to add the event to the unit header file. It should be added under __published, like so:
__published: \\ IDE-managed
Components
void __fastcall MyIdleHandler(TObject
*Sender, bool &Done);
Last Modified: 18-DEC-00