TComponent

type TComponent = class(TPersistent)

protected

  FComponentStyle: TComponentStyle;

Contains the component's style.

  procedure ChangeName();

Actually sets the component name.

  procedure DefineProperties(); override;

Defines fake top,left properties for handling in the IDE.

  procedure GetChildren(); dynamic;

Must be overridden by descendents to return all child components that must be streamed.

  function GetChildOwner; dynamic;

Returns the owner of any children.

  function GetChildParent; dynamic;

Returns the parent of any children.

  function GetNamePath; override;

Returns the name path of this component.

  function GetOwner; override;

Returns the owner of this component.

  procedure Loaded; virtual;

Called when the component has finished loading.

  procedure Notification(); virtual;

Called by components that are freed and which received a FreeNotification.

  procedure ReadState(); virtual;

Read the component's state from a stream.

  procedure SetAncestor();

Sets the csAncestor state of the component.

  procedure SetDesigning();

Sets the csDesigning state of the component.

  procedure SetName(); virtual;

Write handler for Name property.

  procedure SetChildOrder(); dynamic;

Determines the order in which children are streamed/created.

  procedure SetParentComponent(); dynamic;

Set the parent component.

  procedure Updating; dynamic;

Sets the state to csUpdating

  procedure Updated; dynamic;

Ends the csUpdating state.

  procedure UpdateRegistry(); dynamic;

For compatibilty only.

  procedure ValidateRename(); virtual;

Called when a name change must be validated

  procedure ValidateContainer(); dynamic;

??

  procedure ValidateInsert(); dynamic;

Called when an insert must be validated.

public

  procedure WriteState(); virtual;

Writes the component to a stream.

  constructor Create(); virtual;

Creates a new instance of the component.

  destructor Destroy; override;

Destroys the instance of the component.

  procedure DestroyComponents;

Destroy child components.

  procedure Destroying;

Called when the component is being destroyed

  function ExecuteAction(); dynamic;

  function FindComponent();

Finds and returns the named component in the owned components.

  procedure FreeNotification();

Ask the component to notify called when it is being destroyed.

  procedure RemoveFreeNotification();

  procedure FreeOnRelease;

Part of the IVCLComObject interface.

  function GetParentComponent; dynamic;

Returns the parent component.

  function HasParent; dynamic;

Does the component have a parent ?

  procedure InsertComponent();

Insert the given component in the list of owned components.

  procedure RemoveComponent();

Remove the given component from the list of owned components.

  function SafeCallException(); override;

Part of the IVCLComObject Interface.

  function UpdateAction(); dynamic;

  property Components: TComponent; [r]

Indexed list (zero-based) of all owned components.

  property ComponentCount: Integer; [r]

Count of owned components

  property ComponentIndex: Integer; [rw]

Index of component in it's owner's list.

  property ComponentState: TComponentState; [r]

Current component's state.

  property ComponentStyle: TComponentStyle; [r]

Current component's style.

  property DesignInfo: LongInt; [rw]

Information for IDE designer.

  property Owner: TComponent; [r]

Owner of this component.

  property VCLComObject: Pointer; [rw]

Not implemented.

published

  property Name: TComponentName; [rws]

Name of the component.

  property Tag: LongInt; [rw]

Tag value of the component.

end;

TComponent

Base class for all components that need owner-owned functionality.

TPersistent

Base class for streaming system and persistent properties.

TObject