TIcon Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TIcon.

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for the interfaced object's interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for the interfaced object's interface.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	Changed	Called when graphic has changed.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	DefineProperties	Set virtual property for reading and writing graphic data stream.
	Draw	Render graphic onto canvas at rectangle.
	DrawTransparent	Render graphic onto canvas at rectangle, blending with canvas's background.
	Equals	This is the overview for the Equals method overload.
	GetEmpty	Indicates whether graphics object contains graphic.
	GetHeight	Get vertical size of graphic in pixels.
	GetOwner	Returns the owner of an object.
	GetPalette	Get color palette of graphical image.
	GetSupportsPartialTransparency	Indicate whether graphic supports partial transparency.
	GetTransparent	Specifies if graphic is drawn transparently.
	GetWidth	Get horizontal size of graphic in pixels.
	Progress	Generate OnProgress event when graphic is changing.
	ReadData	Read graphic data from TStream.
	SetHeight	Set vertical size of graphic in pixels.
	SetPalette	Set color palette of graphical image.
	SetTransparent	Specify if graphic should be drawn transparently.
	SetWidth	Set horizontal size of graphic in pixels.
	WriteData	Write graphic data to TStream.

Public Events

	Name	Description
	OnChange	Occurs whenever a graphical image changes.
	OnProgress	Occurs when a graphical image is in the process of changing.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for this interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for this interface.
	AfterConstruction	Obtains a reference to the Owner's interface.
	AfterConstruction	Responds after the last constructor has executed.
	Assign	Copies an icon image from another TIcon object.
	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 an instance of TIcon.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TIcon.
	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 the name of the object as it appears in the Object Inspector.
	HandleAllocated	Indicates whether the TIcon object has acquired a handle to the underlying GDI object.
	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.
	LoadFromClipboardFormat	Prevents applications from loading icons from the clipboard.
	LoadFromFile	Loads a graphic image stored in a file.
	LoadFromResourceID	This is LoadFromResourceID, a member of class TIcon.
	LoadFromResourceName	Loads an icon resource into the icon object.
	LoadFromStream	Loads the icon from a stream.
	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.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	ReleaseHandle	Releases the Windows GDI object represented by the icon.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SaveToClipboardFormat	Prevents applications from saving icons to the clipboard.
	SaveToFile	Saves a graphics image to a file.
	SaveToStream	Saves the icon to a stream.
	SetSize	Specifies the size of the icon.
	ToString	Returns a string containing the class name.
	UnitName	Returns a string containing the unit name.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Empty	Indicates whether the graphics object contains a graphic.
	Handle	Provides access to the Windows GDI icon handle.
	Height	Specifies the vertical size of the graphic in pixels.
	Modified	Indicates whether the graphics object has been changed or edited.
	Palette	Indicates the color palette of the graphical image.
	PaletteModified	Indicates whether the palette has changed.
	SupportsPartialTransparency	Indicate whether graphic supports partial transparency or an alpha channel.
	Transparent	Indicates whether the image covers its rectangular area.
	Width	Determines the maximum width of the graphics object in pixels.

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