TResourceTreeNode.FindFreeID

Find a free ID to be used as a resource name

Declaration

Source position: resourcetree.pp line 58

public function TResourceTreeNode.FindFreeID(

aType: TResourceDesc

):TResID; virtual;

Arguments

aType

The type of the resource

Function result

A new resource ID

Description

This method is used to find an available ID to be used as a name for a resource, given a resource type. It is used internally by AddAutoID method of TResources.

Remark:

This method should only be called on root nodes (instances of TRootResTreeNode).

Errors

If there are no free ids left for the given resource type, an ENoMoreFreeIDsException is raised.