Delphi7建模利器ModelMaker教程 (English,Many P…

In its default configuration, ModelMaker will not generate source code until you tell it to. To do so now, switch to the Units View by pressing F4 or by selecting the Units tab. Assuming you have one or more units containing classes (if you don’t, go back, use your new-found skills and import some units), first, make sure that code generation is enabled by clicking the Unlock Code Generation button in the main toolbar (see sidebar), then select a unit to generate and press the Generate button (found in the Units View toolbar — see sidebar.) You should find that the specified unit has been regenerated by ModelMaker. If the unit was open in Delphi, you''''ll see that Delphi has already reloaded the new version of the file. This method is handy if you don''''t want to generate the code until you are ready.

However, if you wish, ModelMaker can be set to automatically regenerate a unit every time you make a change to that unit. This is called Auto Generation. You can enable or disable Auto Generation for each unit in your model by clicking either the Enable or Disable Auto Generation buttons in the Units View toolbar (see sidebar). Now, anytime you make a change to an Auto Generated unit, ModelMaker will regenerate the file. For that reason, care should be taken when enabling Auto Generation.

There are several other options and Delphi integration features which can effect when and how code is generated; we''''ll take a look at these options in Tutorial 6.