Frame

Inheritance Hierarchy

                     IComponent

                     IControl

                     IFrame

                     Frame

Description

The Frame component displays a part of an additional form over the existing one.

Working with the Component

This component enables the user to support general formatting of specific elements used in various forms by including them into a separate form.

When inserting the component it is requested to select a form, which is further displayed in the frame area. To change the displayed form, specify value of the MetabaseObject property. The access to the form parameters is executed via the Form property.

In the design mode, the form connected to the frame is not displayed. The area within the frame is colored in black. When opened, the form in the frame is displayed without title.

During form execution, the following Frame component properties are ignored as Hint, Focused, Cursor, and events. If focus is on any component of the form displayed in the frame, event handlers of this component or form will be activated. The OnKeyPreview event is an exception, which is applied to all component hierarchy including the Frame component.

Example

The form design mode:

After starting the form:

Properties of the Frame Component

	Property name	Brief description
	Align	The Align property determines component alignment within its parent component.
	AllowDrag	The AllowDrag property determines whether an object can be dragged from the component.
	AllowDrop	The AllowDrop property determines whether the component can accept a dragged object.
	Anchors	The Anchors property returns settings that determine the percentage of the size change for the current component when the parent component is resized.
	Brush	The Brush property determines the brush that is used to fill component area.
	ClientHeight	The ClientHeight property determines the height of the client component area.
	ClientWidth	The ClientWidth property determines the width of the client component area.
	Color	The Color property determines a component background color.
	Cursor	The Cursor property determines how the cursor looks like when it is hovered over a component at the form runtime.
	Enabled	The Enabled property determines whether the component is available for the user.
	Focused	The Focused property returns True if the focus is set on the component.
	Font	The Font property determines the parameters of the font that is used to display text in a component.
	Height	The Height property determines the component height in pixels.
	HelpContext	The HelpContext property determines a unique index for the context help section for this component.
	Hint	The Hint property determines the tooltip text displayed if the cursor is hovered over the component.
	HintTimeout	The HintTimeout determines the time, for which a tooltip is displayed.
	Left	The Left property determines the coordinate of the component left edge in pixels.
	Parent	The Parent property determines a parent component.
	ParentColor	The ParentColor property determines whether the component inherits the color of the parent component.
	ParentFont	The ParentFont property determines whether the component uses the font of the parent component.
	ParentShowHint	The ParentShowHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed.
	PopupMenu	The PopupMenu property determines the context menu displayed when the component is clicked with the right mouse button.
	Scrolls	The Scrolls property returns parameters of component's scrollbars.
	ShowHint	The ShowHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed when the cursor is hovered over a component.
	TabOrder	The TabOrder property determines the component position in the tab order.
	TabStop	The TabStop property determines whether the component is focused when the Tab key is pressed.
	Text	The Text property determines the row identifying a component for the user.
	Top	The Top property determines the coordinate of the component upper edge in pixels.
	Visible	The Visible property determines whether the component is displayed when a form is executed.
	Width	The Width property determines the horizontal size of a component in pixels.

Methods of the Frame Component

	Method name	Brief description
	BringToFront	Outdated. The BringToFront method brings the component to front.
	ClientToScreen	The ClientToScreen method converts the coordinates of a point specified relative to the component coordinate system into screen coordinates.
	DoDragDrop	The DoDragDrop method enables the user to start dragging operation.
	GetImage	The GetImage method returns a graphic view of the component together with all child components.
	ScreenToClient	The ScreenToClient method converts screen coordinates of a point into coordinates specified relative to the component coordinate system.
	SendToBack	Outdated. The SendToBack method sends the component to back.
	SetFocus	The SetFocus method sets focus to this component.

Events of the Frame Component

	Event name	Brief description
	OnBeginDrag	The OnBeginDrag event occurs for a component when the user starts to drag an object from the component.
	OnClick	The OnClick event occurs if the user clicks the component area with the main mouse button.
	OnControlMove	The OnControlMove event occurs when the component is moved.
	OnControlResize	The OnControlResize event occurs when the component is resized.
	OnDblClick	The OnDblClick event occurs if the user double-clicks the component area with the mouse button.
	OnDragDrop	The OnDragDrop event occurs for a component if the user drops a dragged object over it.
	OnDragEnter	The OnDragEnter event occurs when a dragged object crosses the borders of this component.
	OnDragLeave	The OnDragLeave event occurs when a dragged object leaves component borders.
	OnDragOver	The OnDragOver event occurs for the component when the user drags an object over it.
	OnEnter	The OnEnter event occurs when the component receives focus.
	OnExit	The OnExit event occurs when the component loses focus.
	OnHScroll	The OnHScroll event occurs when horizontal scrollbar slider changes its position.
	OnKeyDown	The OnKeyDown event occurs if the component is focused and the keyboard key is pressed.
	OnKeyPress	The OnKeyPress event occurs if the component is focused when the user presses a character key.
	OnKeyPreview	The OnKeyPreview event occurs prior to each event related to key pressing.
	OnKeyUp	The OnKeyUp event occurs if the component is focused and the user releases any button previously pressed.
	OnMouseDown	The OnMouseDown event occurs if the pointer is in component's area and a mouse key is pressed.
	OnMouseEnter	The OnMouseEnter event occurs when mouse cursor enters the component area.
	OnMouseHover	The OnMouseHover event occurs when mouse cursor is held in the component area.
	OnMouseLeave	The OnMouseLeave event occurs when mouse cursor leaves the component area.
	OnMouseMove	The OnMouseMove event occurs on moving the cursor over component.
	OnMouseUp	The OnMouseUp event occurs when the mouse button is released and the cursor is in the component area.
	OnMouseWheel	The OnMouseWheel event occurs if the component is focused when the mouse wheel is rotated.
	OnVScroll	The OnVScroll event occurs when vertical scrollbar slider changes its position.

See also:

Standard Components