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Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio 10.3 release introduces many new features in the IDE, making it more effective and pleasant to use, and significantly improves customers’ ability to build Windows 10 and multi-device applications. It also provides an updated RAD Server for developers’ micro-service architectures, C++ 17 for Windows 32-bit and great new enhancements to the Delphi language.

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Key RAD Studio 10.3 Features:

New Language Features for Delphi and C++

    1. The new Delphi language features provide more flexibility when coding, and address top Delphi language feature requests from their power users
    2. C++17 for Win32 support: Part of our progressive compiler upgrade, developers can now use the latest C++ language features and compiler optimization for better and faster code, and make use of more third-party C++ libraries to reduce coding when targeting our most used C++ platform, Windows 32-bit

Key Windows Enhancements

    1. New VCL High DPI ImageList control in 10.3: Using this, developers building VCL Windows applications can fully support multi-resolution, pixel perfect images on all controls, as well as any custom drawing requiring scaled images for multiple resolution monitors
    2. Improved FireDAC support for Firebird 3.0.4 and Firebird embedded.
    3. RAD Studio 10.3 have also expanded the number of Windows APIs that VCL and FireMonkey developers can use in their applications, including a new ready-to-use component for enabling in-app purchases and trial mode in Windows 10 Store apps.
    4. HTTP and SOAP Client Library Enhancements on Windows.
    5. 10 new VCL Windows styles that users can apply to their Windows applications. This includes a number of Win 10 specific themes and VCL styles that match the new FMX styles.
    6. Bitmap Style Designer templates are also included.

Extensive IDE Modernization

    1. RAD Studio 10.3 includes a new light theme and an updated dark theme, and an improved look and feel of the main window and several key dialogs for a more modern style with an emphasis on readability and usability for long periods of time
    2. Significantly improved code completion for C++, providing better results for developer productivity, using a new asynchronous architecture to allow users to keep typing as results are calculated

Key FireMonkey Platform Enhancements

    1. Android Z-Order support in RAD Studio 10.3 provides support for FireMonkey styled controls such as buttons, labels, and checkboxes with natively rendered controls like the browser and map control on the same form.
    2. Native presentation for TCalendar, TEdit and TSwitch on Android for better user interface interaction and performance.
    3. Developers can now build Android applications that meet Google’s new requirement of targeting API level 26 and iOS applications that support iOS 12.
    4. A set of 5 different FireMonkey multi-device styles with theming support for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.

Expanded RAD Server Support

    1. Our multi-tier solution includes new ready to use components for mapping database queries to URL resources, offering direct response JSON production with no additional coding required by the developer. This also speeds up the process of building RAD Server backends for Sencha Ext JS web applications.
    2. RAD Server Console UI redesign and migration to the Ext JS framework (available via GetIt).

Two new IDE productivity tools: Bookmarks and Navigator (available via GetIt).

    1. Bookmarks extends the IDE’s previous marking of locations in the code editor. A single shortcut creates a new bookmark, and bookmarks in the current and all files are shown in a docked window, with syntax highlighting and contextual information about the bookmark, such as which method it’s in. It also supports caret bookmarks, a stack of locations you can jump backwards by pressing Escape.
    2. Navigator allows you to quickly jump to any location in your unit through intelligent search for Delphi. Press Ctrl+G and start typing, and go to the uses clause, any method, a property, a property’s backing fields or methods, and any other code element. It also adds a minimap for both Delphi and C++, a side panel like a scrollbar showing a miniature version of your code.

Enhancements included in 10.3.1

IDE

    1. Resolved a crash in the GetIt Package Manager when using a non-styled IDE.
    2. Re-enabled all DbExpress drivers in the Database Explorer pane.
    3. A number of fixes for the behavior of IDE toolbars and layout, especially when changing the desktop layout or minimizing and maximizing the IDE.
    4. The Options dialog no longer allows disabling IDE styling, because this is a non-supported configuration. The registry keys can still be used.

Android

    1. Android SDK and NDK integration has been improved. Some of the settings for the Android manifest have been updated to better support different versions of Android.
    2. Fixes to TMapView alignment and TWebBrowser drawing on Android.
    3. Selecting the Android SDK/NDK at installation time in C++Builder will now automatically patch the SDK’s string.h to address a compile error.
    4. RAD Studio applications can now link to FireBase SDKs.
    5. Resolved IBLite compilation and deployment issues.
    6. Worked on platform and styled edit box quality.

iOS

    1. Native resolution support for iPad Pro.
    2. Enhancements with keyboard handling for TEdit.
    3. Improvements to notification support.
    4. Edit controls now work as expected after showing and hiding other forms.

C++17 Clang Win32 compiler

    1. Multiple issues are resolved in the RTL and compiler, including known causes for an error message “cannot compile this ‘this’ captured by SEH yet” in a __finally block, and other key issues.

Runtime Libraries (RTL, VCL, FireMonkey)

    1. IndexOfName now correctly supports Sorted = True.
    2. Resolved issue with adding image to photo album action.
    3. Several JSON-related fixes and improvements.

HTTP and SOAP

    1. The HTTP client library now offers support for compression decoding, and this feature is now also available to SOAP clients on Windows. There are also several improvements related with SOAP support on Windows, a library that was significantly updated in 10.3, including client certificate support.

RAD Server