To develop applications using the ImageKit10 VCL, place the necessary controls on the form at design time, then set the control's properties or execute the control's methods to produce the desired functionality.
Syntax
Notation for the control name within the syntax section of this reference guide will adhere to the following conventions:
| Control Name | Explanation |
|---|---|
| imagekitcontrolname | Refers to the name associated with the ImageKit Control. |
| thumbcontrolname | Refers to the name assigned to the Thumbnail Control. |
| playcontrolname | Refers to the name assigned to the WebCamera Play Control. |
| previewcontrolname | Refers to the name assigned to the WebCamera Preview Control. |
| recordcontrolname | Refers to the name assigned to the WebCamera Record Control. |
| Note: In the ImageKit7 VCL and above, the ImageKit Control and the Thumbnail Control have their own packages. | |
Compatibility with earlier versions of the ImageKit:
From the ImageKit8, there is no longer backward compatibility with the separate controls that were used in the ImageKit6 or earlier versions. Instead of these controls, please use the ImageKit Control which implements the functions of these separate controls. Also, the Slideshow Control, which was available in earlier versions, has been deprecated and is not supported in the ImageKit8 or later.
Moving from ImageKit ActiveX versions
ImageKit ActiveX versions include: ImageKit5, ImageKit6, ImageKit6 Lite, ImageKit7 ActiveX, ImageKit8 ActiveX, ImageKit9 ActiveX, and ImageKit10 ActiveX. Whenever method parameters or return values have been added or changed, or other changes have occured, these changes will be noted in the documentation under the header Differences between ImageKit ? ActiveX.
Changes in property and method parameter types are listed below:
Strings: ActiveX WideString and BSTR types are UnicodeString type in VCL
Integers: When using ImageKit ActiveX versions in C++Builder, the long type is used. In ImageKit10 VCL, this has been changed to int type.
Boolean: When using ImageKit ActiveX versions in Delphi, the WordBool type is used. In ImageKit10 VCL, this has been changed to Boolean.
Moving from ImageKit VCL versions
ImageKit VCL versions include: ImageKit6 VCL (Japanese version), ImageKit7 VCL (Japanese version), and ImageKit8 VCL (Japanese version), and ImageKit9 VCL. Whenever method parameters or return values have been added or changed, or other changes have occured, these changes will be noted in the documentation under the header Differences between ImageKit ? VCL.
IK5, IK6, IK7, IK8, IK9, IK10 refer to the ImageKit6, ImageKit6, ImageKit7, ImageKit8, ImageKit9, and ImageKit10 respectively.