Introduction
	What is Delphi?
	Download the Source Code
	What is in this Book?
	What is not in this Book
	Who Should Read this Book?
	Making Sense of the Text
	What is Lazarus?
	About the Author
	About the Technical Editor
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
	Install Delphi
	Delphi Overview
	Your First Program
		Create a New Project
		Save the Project
		Delphi Projects
	Design the Interface
	A First Delphi Program
	What is Object Pascal?
Chapter 2 – Fundamentals of Pascal
	Assignment
	Using Variables
	Declaring Variables
	Variables and Data Types
		Code Fragment 1
		Code Fragment 2
	‘if’ Statements
	Operators and Tests
	‘if…else’ Statements
	Constants
	Elements of a Pascal Program
		Keywords
		Types
		Variables
		Constants
		Operators
		Comments
Chapter 3 – Procedures and Functions
	Procedures
	Procedure Calls
	Functions
	Procedure and Function Syntax Summary
	Function Return Values
	Passing Arguments
	Parameter Syntax
	Var Parameters
	Value and Variable Parameters
	Sample Program: Calculating Interest
	A Programming Exercise
Chapter 4 – Types and Operators
	Types
	Number Types
	Strings and Numbers
	Parameters and Type Checking
	Global and Local Variables
	Booleans
	Mathematical Operators
	Scope
	Local Variables
	Variables on the Holodeck
	Same Name, Different Scope?
Chapter 5 – Loops, Arrays and Strings
	‘for’ Loops
	ASCII Codes and Characters
		UTF-8 Conversion
		char/integer Conversion
		Non-visible Characters
	‘case’ Statements
	‘while’ and ‘repeat’ Loops
		‘for’ Loop
		‘repeat’ Loop
		‘while’ Loop
	Loops: Syntax Summary
	Arrays
		Array Ranges
		The Array Start Index
	Arrays in Delphi
	Formatting Strings
	Typed Constants
	True Constants
		Local Constants
		Why Use Constants?
Chapter 6 – User Defined Types and File IO
	Custom Data Types
		Enumerated Types
		Ranges
		Enumerated Type Identifiers
		Order of Identifiers
	Type Checking
	Records
		Error Handling
	IO – Input/Output
	File Handling
	Saving Fixed Length Strings
	Random Access Files
	File IO Summary
	Text Files
		‘Built-in’ File Access Routines
		Changing Characters in a Text File
	File IO Routines
Chapter 7 – Object Orientation
	Classes and Objects
	Methods
	Why Object Orientation?
	Inheritance
		Encapsulation
		Reusability
	Define Classes, Create Objects
	Constructors
	Freeing Objects
	Saving Objects
Chapter 8 – Class Hierarchies
	Inheritance
	Encapsulation
	Polymorphism
	Create Constructors
	Destructors
	Methods with the same Names
	Casting Types
	Testing Object Types
	Virtual Methods
	Overriding Methods
	Properties
	Visibility Specifiers
	Reading and Writing Properties
		Read-only Properties
		Write-only Properties
		Method Properties
		How to add a Method Property
Chapter 9 – Errors, Exceptions and Bugs
	Exceptions
	Multiple Exception Types
	Debugging
Chapter 10 – The Adventure Continues
	Using or ‘Importing’ Units
	Extend the Game
	Saving Objects
	Streams
	Loading Data
	Game Play Methods
	Moving Around the Map
	Play the Game
	What Next?
Appendix
	Free Pascal and Lazarus
	Anatomy of a Delphi Unit
	The Variant Type
	Constants
		True Constants
		Typed Constants
	Naming Conventions
	More Sources of Information
		The Delphi Language Reference
		Delphi Basics
		Lazarus and Free Pascal Wiki
	Object Pascal Video Course
	Online Adventure Games
	Bitwise Books and Courses
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