Assembly: Forms;
The IControl interface is a base one and contains main properties and methods for all visual components of the custom forms designer. All visual components also implement the series of events, which are described in this section.
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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