Panel

Description

The Panel class implements the Panel development environment component that is a panel, which serves as a container that unites a group of control components, input components and components of information displaying and other containers.

Properties inherited from IPanel

  Property name Brief description
The Alignment property determines horizontal text alignment inside the component area.
The BevelInner property determines the look of the component's inner bevel.
The BevelOuter property determines the look of the component's external bevel.
The BevelWidth property determines the width of the bevel creating the volume effect.
The BorderStyle property determines a component border style.
The BorderWidth property determines the distance between the outer and inner bevels of the component.
The FullRepaint property determines the way of panel rerendering when the panel is resized.

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 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.

Events

  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 OnlClick event occurs if the user clicks the component area.
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.
OnDragDrop The OnDragDrop event occurs for the component if the user drops a dragged object over it.
OnDragEnter The OnDragEnter event occurs when a dragged object enters the component area.
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 a 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 the component area and a mouse key is pressed.
OnMouseEnter The OnMouseEnter event occurs when the mouse cursor enters the component area.
OnMouseHover The OnMouseHover event occurs when the mouse cursor is held in the component area.
OnMouseLeave The OnMouseLeave event occurs when the mouse cursor leaves the component area.
OnMouseMove The OnMouseMove event occurs when the mouse cursor moves over a 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 user rotates a mouse wheel.
OnVScroll The OnVScroll event occurs when vertical scrollbar slider changes its position.

See also:

Forms Assembly Classes