TColumn Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TColumn.

	Name	Description
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	Changed	Updates the collection to reflect changes to the collection item.
	CreateTitle	This is CreateTitle, a member of class TColumn.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	GetDisplayName	Returns the name of the collection item as it appears in the collection editor.
	GetGrid	This is GetGrid, a member of class TColumn.
	GetOwner	Returns the collection to which this item belongs.
	GetOwner	Returns the owner of an object.
	RefreshDefaultFont	This is RefreshDefaultFont, a member of class TColumn.
	SetCollection	Sets the value of the Collection property.
	SetDisplayName	Sets the name of the collection item as it appears in the collection editor.
	SetIndex	Moves the collection item to a specified position in the parent collection.

Protected Properties

	Name	Description
	IsStored	This is IsStored, a member of class TColumn.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	AfterConstruction	Responds after the last constructor has executed.
	Assign	Copies the contents of the source column to a new column.
	BeforeDestruction	Responds before the first destructor executes.
	ClassInfo	Returns a pointer to the runtime type information (RTTI) table for the object type.
	ClassName	Returns a string indicating the type of the object instance (as opposed to the type of the variable passed as an argument).
	ClassNameIs	Determines whether an object is of a specific type.
	ClassParent	Returns the type of the immediate ancestor of a class.
	ClassType	Returns the class reference for the object's class.
	CleanupInstance	Performs finalization on long strings, variants, and interface variables within a class.
	Create	Creates and initializes a data-grid column.
	DefaultAlignment	Returns the default alignment for the column.
	DefaultColor	Returns the default background color for the column.
	DefaultFont	Returns the default font for data displayed in the column.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	DefaultImeMode	Describes the default behavior of the Input Method Editor (IME).
	DefaultImeName	Returns the name of the default Input Method Editor (IME).
	DefaultReadOnly	Returns the default ReadOnly setting for the column.
	DefaultWidth	Returns the default width for the column.
	Depth	Returns the position of the column in relation to any parent columns. A column with no parent column returns 0.
	Destroy	Destroys the column and frees its memory.
	Dispatch	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
	Equals	Checks if the current instance and the parameter are equal.
	FieldAddress	This is the overview for the FieldAddress method overload.
	Free	Destroys an object and frees its associated memory, if necessary.
	FreeInstance	Deallocates memory allocated by a previous call to the System::TObject::NewInstance method.
	GetHashCode	Returns an integer containing the hash code.
	GetInterface	Retrieves a specified interface.
	GetInterfaceEntry	Returns the entry for a specific interface implemented in a class.
	GetInterfaceTable	Returns a pointer to a structure containing all of the interfaces implemented by a given class.
	GetNamePath	Returns a string used by the Object Inspector.
	GetNamePath	Returns the name of the object as it appears in the Object Inspector.
	InheritsFrom	Determines the relationship of two object types.
	InitInstance	Initializes a newly allocated object instance to all zeros and initializes the instance's virtual method table pointer.
	InstanceSize	Returns the size in bytes of each instance of the object type.
	MethodAddress	This is the overview for the MethodAddress method overload.
	MethodName	Returns the name of a class method by address.
	NewInstance	Allocates memory for an instance of an object type and returns a pointer to that new instance.
	RestoreDefaults	Restores the column's default settings.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	ToString	Returns a string containing the class name.
	UnitName	Returns a string containing the unit name.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	AssignedValues	Indicates which TColumn and TColumnTitle properties have been set.
	Collection	Specifies the TCollection instance to which the TCollectionItem belongs.
	DisplayName	The name displayed in the Collection editor.
	Expandable	Specifies whether the column can be expanded to show any child field columns.
	Field	Indicates the TField instance represented by the column.
	Grid	Indicates the grid that contains the column.
	ID	A unique, permanent index for the item.
	Index	Returns the item's position in the Items array of TCollection.
	ParentColumn	Refers to the TColumn object that owns the column.
	Showing	Indicates whether the column is showing.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	Alignment	Specifies how text is aligned within the column.
	ButtonStyle	Determines whether and how the user can select values for the column from a list.
	Color	Specifies the background color for the column.
	DropDownRows	Specifies the number of lines displayed in the column's drop-down list.
	Expanded	Specifies whether the column is expanded.
	FieldName	Indicates the name of the field represented by the column.
	Font	Controls the font in which the column displays its data.
	ImeMode	Determines the behavior of the input method editor (IME) when the column is edited.
	ImeName	Specifies the input method editor (IME) to use for converting keyboard input to Asian language characters.
	PickList	Lists values that the user can select for the column.
	PopupMenu	Identifies the pop-up menu associated with the column.
	ReadOnly	Determines whether data displayed in the column is editable.
	Title	Indicates the TColumn Title that represents the column's title.
	Visible	Specifies whether the column is visible in the grid.
	Width	The width of the column.

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