nil v self in form create??

[Ian Branch 121]

Hi Team,

What are the Pros & Cons, and preference, of using Nil v Self in something like..

MyForm := TMyForm.Create(nil);      //  Nil or self.
  //
  try
    MyForm.ShowModal;
  finally
    FreeAndNil(MyForm);
  end;
  //

Regards & TIA,

Ian

[David Heffernan 2290]

Doesn't matter. May as well use nil. 

[Ian Branch 121]

Cheers & Tks.

[Fr0sT.Brutal 897]

Nil is when you destroy it explicitly

Self is when you leave it until owner is destroyed

[Anders Melander 1632]

Regardless of how it affects the instance ownership, if the Form has Position=poOwnerFormCenter then the Owner should be specified Otherwise it will fall back to poMainFormCenter.

[Guest]

On 5/21/2021 at 9:29 AM, Fr0sT.Brutal said:

Nil is when you destroy it explicitly

Self is when you leave it until owner is destroyed

That is like... 30% of the information needed to understand the concept.

 

VCL object management do work. And is properly documented.

 

 

 

[Fr0sT.Brutal 897]

17 hours ago, Dany Marmur said:

That is like... 30% of the information needed to understand the concept.

Well, I don't consider it effective talking about integrals in answer to question "2+2=?". Anyway these 30% is much greater than 0% in David's answer :D