...Clone the Controls Properties?

uses
  TypInfo;

function CloneProperty(SourceComp, TargetComp: TObject;
  Properties: array of string): Boolean;
var
  i: Integer;
begin
  Result := True;
  try
    for i := Low(Properties) to High(Properties) do
    begin
      if not IsPublishedProp(SourceComp, Properties[I]) then Continue;
      if not IsPublishedProp(TargetComp, Properties[I]) then Continue;
      if PropType(SourceComp, Properties[I]) <> PropType(TargetComp, Properties[I]) then
        Continue;
      case PropType(SourceComp, Properties[i]) of
        tkClass:
          SetObjectProp(TargetComp, Properties[i],
            GetObjectProp(SourceComp, Properties[i]));
        tkMethod:
          SetMethodProp(TargetComp, Properties[I], GetMethodProp(SourceComp,
            Properties[I]));
        else
          SetPropValue(TargetComp, Properties[i], GetPropValue(SourceComp, Properties[i]));
      end;
    end;
  except
    Result := False;
  end;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if CloneProperty(Button1, Button2, ['Left', 'Font', 'PopupMenu', 'OnClick']) then
    ShowMessage('OK');
end; 

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