Resource StringsStrings displayed in various message boxes, dialogs and control elements of Developer Express VCL products are stored as resources. This allows you to easily substitute them with custom strings based upon your specific business needs (such as for localization purposes).

To replace the default value of a specific resource string during program execution, use the cxSetResourceString procedure. This procedure works together with the cxGetResourceString function used by Developer Express VCL Controls. When controls need a specific string to display, they call the cxGetResourceString function, which returns either the overridden string or the default (if the string was not overridden).

Resource strings are declared in separate files for individual Developer Express VCL products. Use the links below to obtain information on resource strings available for specific products. These sections provide resource string identifiers (required by cxSetResourceString ) and default values:

ExpressEditors
ExpressQuantumGrid
ExpressDataController
TcxGridPopupMenu
TcxFilterControl

Example
A date editor displays a Clear button in its dropdown. The button’s string is addressed by the cxSDatePopupClear identifier. The following code substitutes the caption of the button with its German equivalent:
This code changes the caption of the Clear button for all date editors in the current application.