Name 

Description 

 

Activate 

Activates the form designer's window. 

 

CanPaste 

Indicates whether the user can paste the contents of the clipboard into the designer. 

 

ChainCall 

This is the overview for the ChainCall method overload. 

 

ClearSelection 

Clears the contents of the selected component or components. 

 

CopySelection 

Copies the selected component or components to the Windows clipboard 

 

CreateComponent 

Creates a specified component. 

 

CreateCurrentComponent 

Creates an instance of the component that is currently selected on the component palette. 

 

CreateMethod 

This is CreateMethod, a member of class IDesigner80. 

 

CutSelection 

Copies the selected component or components to the Windows clipboard 

 

DeleteSelection 

Deletes the selected component or components 

 

Edit 

Displays the component editor for the specified component. 

 

FindRootAncestor 

This is FindRootAncestor, a member of class IDesigner70. 

 

GetActiveClassGroup 

This is GetActiveClassGroup, a member of class IDesigner70. 

 

GetAncestorDesigner 

Returns the value of the AncestorDesigner property. 

 

GetBaseRegKey 

Returns the name of the registry key or file where the form designer saves option values. 

 

GetComponent 

Returns the component with the name passed as a parameter. 

 

GetComponentName 

Returns the name of the component passed as its parameter. 

 

GetComponentNames 

Executes a callback for every component that can be assigned a property of a specified type. 

 

GetIDEOptions 

Returns an interface for reading and writing option values. 

 

GetIsDormant 

Returns the value of the IsDormant property. 

 

GetMethodName 

Returns the name of a specified event handler. 

 

GetMethods 

This is GetMethods, a member of class IDesigner80. 

 

GetObject 

Returns the persistent object with the name passed as a parameter. 

 

GetObjectName 

Returns the name of the object passed as its parameter. 

 

GetObjectNames 

Executes a callback for every object that can be assigned a property of a specified type. 

 

GetPathAndBaseExeName 

Returns the fully-qualified path name for the IDE's executable. 

 

GetPrivateDirectory 

Returns the private directory for the form designer. 

 

GetProjectModules 

Executes a callback for every module being edited by the form designer. 

 

GetRoot 

Returns the current entity being edited by the form designer. 

 

GetRootClassName 

Returns the class name for the root component. 

 

GetScrollRanges 

Returns the size of the logical designer window. 

 

GetSelections 

Fills a list with all selected components on the current root object. 

 

GetShiftState 

Returns the current state of the Shift, Alt, and Ctrl keys. 

 

IsComponentHidden 

Indicates whether a component does not appear directly in the form designer. 

 

IsComponentLinkable 

Indicates whether a component is declared in a unit used by the current root object. 

 

IsSourceReadOnly 

Indicates whether the source file for the component being designed is read-only. 

 

MakeComponentLinkable 

Makes the unit for a component usable by the root unit. 

 

MethodExists 

This is MethodExists, a member of class IDesigner60. 

 

MethodFromAncestor 

This is MethodFromAncestor, a member of class IDesigner60. 

 

ModalEdit 

Passes a keystroke to a modal editor. 

 

Modified 

Notifies property and component editors when a change is made to a component. 

 

ModuleFileNames 

Indicates the files associated with the current root object. 

 

NoSelection 

Deselects all components in the form designer. 

 

PasteSelection 

Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected component or components. 

 

RenameMethod 

Renames an existing event handler. 

 

Resurrect 

The designer is becoming active after having been dormant. 

 

Revert 

Restores a specified property to its value before any edits were made. 

 

SelectComponent 

This is SelectComponent, a member of class IDesigner80. 

 

SelectItemName 

Selects the object that is the implementation of a specified property. 

 

SetSelections 

Changes the currently selected set of components. 

 

ShowMethod 

Activates the code editor with the input cursor in a specified event handler. 

 

UniqueName 

Generates a unique name from a specified base string. 

 

Name 

Description 

 

ActiveClassGroup 

This is ActiveClassGroup, a member of class IDesigner70. 

 

AncestorDesigner 

Returns an interface to form designer's ancestor. 

 

IsDormant 

Indicates whether the current root object exists in the IDE, or is only available as a streamed-out memory image. 

 

Root 

Designates the current entity being edited by the form designer.