IFormControl

Assembly: Forms;

Description

The IFormControl interface contains properties and methods of a custom form.

Comments

It is used only in the desktop application.

Inheritance Hierarchy

          IComponent

          IControl

          IFormControl

Properties

	Property name	Brief description
	ActiveControl	The ActiveControl property determines the component that was the last focused component on the form.
	BorderStyle	The BorderStyle property determines a component border style.
	Constraints	The Constraints property sets constraints on the component sizes in pixels.
	Icon	The Icon property determines the custom icon that is displayed in the form header.
	MainMenu	The MainMenu property determines a main menu of the form.
	MaxTabLength	The MaxTabLength property determines the maximum allowed header length of the MDI child form. If this length is exceeded in the header of tab that corresponds to this form, the shortened header is displayed.
	MDIActive	The MDIActive property determines the MDI child form that is active at the moment.
	MDIChildCount	The MDIChildCount property returns the number of MDI child forms.
	MDIChildren	The MDIChildren property returns parameters of the MDI child form.
	MDITabLocation	The MDITabLocation property determines location of the tabs of the MDI child windows in the area of the main MDI form.
	MDITabMenu	The MDITabMenu property determines the context menu that is called in the area of tabs that correspond to the MDI child forms.
	ModalResult	The ModalResult property determines result of form execution.
	ParentWindow	The ParentWindow property returns parent window.
	Position	The Position property determines position of the form window on the screen.
	Resources	The Resources property determines the resources object, from which the text and graphic values are taken for form components.
	ShowOnTaskbar	The ShowOnTaskbar property determines whether the form icon is displayed in the taskbar when the form is executed.
	StartupObject	The StartupObject property returns the description of the object that is started directly from object.
	ToolbarPopupMenu	The ToolbarPopupMenu property determines the context menu that is displayed on clicking the additional mouse button in the main menu area or in the form toolbars area.
	TopMost	The TopMost property determines how the form is placed relative to other windows during its execution.
	WindowState	The WindowState property determines state of the form on the screen during startup.
	WindowStyle	The WindowStyle property determines a form style.

Properties inherited from IControl

	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 a component.
	AllowDrop	The AllowDrop property determines whether a component can accept a dragged object.
	Anchors	The Anchors property returns settings determining % of the resize for the current component when the parent component is resized.
	Brush	The Brush property determines the brush that is used to fill the 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 is it hovered over a component during form execution.
	Enabled	The Enabled property determines whether a component is available for the user.
	Focused	The Focused property returns True if the focus is set to the component.
	Font	The Font property determines parameters of the font that is used to display text in a component.
	Height	The Height property determines component height in pixels.
	HelpContext	The HelpContext property determines a unique index for a section of a context help for this component.
	Hint	The Hint property determines a tooltip text displayed on hovering over a component.
	HintTimeout	The HintTimeout property determines for how long a tooltip is displayed.
	Left	The Left property determines a coordinate of the component left edge in pixels.
	Parent	The Parent property determines a parent component.
	ParentColor	The ParentColor property determines whether a component inherits the color of the parent component.
	ParentFont	The ParentFont property determines whether a component uses the font of the parent component.
	ParentShowHint	The ParentShowHint property determines when a tooltip is displayed.
	PopupMenu	The PopupMenu property determines the context menu that opens 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 a component is hovered.
	TabOrder	The TabOrder property determines a component position in a tab order.
	TabStop	The TabStop property determines whether the component must be focused when the Tab button is pressed.
	Text	The Text property determines a row identifying a component for the user.
	Top	The Top property determines a coordinate of the component top edge in pixels.
	Visible	The Visible property determines whether the component is displayed when a form is executed.
	Width	The Width property determines horizontal size of a component in pixels.

Properties inherited from IComponent

	Property name	Brief description
	ComponentCount	The ComponentCount property returns the number of child components located on the parent component.
	Components	The Components property returns the child component, which index is passed by the input parameter.
	Data	The Data property is used to store any custom data.
	Name	The Name property determines a component name.
	Tag	The compiler does not use the Tag property. The user can change the value of the Tag property and use it as he wishes.

Methods

	Method name	Brief description
	BeginOperation	The BeginOperation method activates the status bar, which displays text, timer and animated progress bar.
	BeginUpdate	The BeginUpdate method deactivates form rerendering.
	Close	The Close method closes a form.
	EndOperation	The EndOperation method deactivates process indicator.
	EndUpdate	The EndUpdate method resumes form rerendering.
	EnterContextHelpMode	The EnterContextHelpMode method turns a form in the help display mode.
	FreeComponent	The FreeComponent method enables the user to visually remove a component.
	LoadState	The LoadState method loads parameters of the form controls from the registry.
	MDICascade	The MDICascade method places all child windows in the cascade mode.
	MDIIconArrange	The MDIIconArrange method arranges all minimized MDI child forms.
	MDIMaximize	The MDIMaximize method maximizes the specified MDI child form within the parent form.
	MDIMinimize	The MDIMinimize method minimizes the specified MDI child form within the parent form.
	MDINext	The MDINext method activates a window of the next MDI child form.
	MDIPrev	The MDIPrev method activates a window of the previous MDI child form.
	MDIRestore	The MDIRestore method restores the initial sizes of the window of the specified MDI child form.
	MDITile	The MDITile method forms all child windows in the specified order.
	PostCommand	The PostCommand method enables sending a command to a form.
	SaveState	The SaveState method saves parameters of the form controls in the registry.
	SendCommand	The SendCommand methods enables sending the command to a form and get result of its execution.
	SetOperationText	The SetOperationText method changes the text that is displayed in the status bar.
	ShowModal	The ShowModal method enables the user to open modally the form, for which this method is called.

Methods inherited from IControl

	Method name	Brief description
	ClientToScreen	The ClientToScreen method converts point coordinates specified relative to the component's coordinate system into screen coordinates.
	DoDragDrop	The DoDragDrop method enables the user to start dragging operation.
	GetImage	The GetImage method returns a graphic presentation of a component together with all child components.
	ScreenToClient	The ScreenToClient method converts point's screen coordinates into coordinates specified relative to the component's coordinate system.
	SetFocus	The SetFocus method sets focus to this component.

See also:

Forms Assembly Interfaces

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