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MDI Child Close Event

I have an MDI application. I want to know if there is an event for child close.
i've tried :

if Message.Msg=WM_MDIDESTROY then begin
ShowMessage('Child closed');
end else inherited WndProc(Message);

but it does not work. Can anyone tell me why?

kretzschmar

why not use the onClose.event of your MDIChild?

ntony

ASKER

I have a list with child window so i need to delete the child when it will be closed.

huiyue

Is the childform really closed in your program.
You can try to write some codes in the two event:OnClose,OnDestroy.
Just like showmessage('c') in onclose;showmessage('d') in onDestroy.
You will find that when you close the Childform,only show "c" ;
When you add "action :=caFree" in OnClose,you will see "d";
So...maybe you will find the right answer.

I guess but not test the following code;
if Message.Msg=WM_Close then begin
ShowMessage('Child closed');
end else inherited WndProc(Message);

kretzschmar

you could notify the mainform in the onClose-event of your MDIChilds instead

may this possible for you?

ntony

ASKER

huiyue i've used caFree on the child form.

Kretzschmar - i need a simple solution

kretzschmar

how shows your list?
by classname or by formname?

ntony

ASKER

is't a stringlist with objects TForm

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