TMainMenu Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TMainMenu.

	Name	Description
	FComponentStyle	FComponentStyle is the field of the ComponentStyle read-only property.

Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Called when an application uses a component interface.
	_Release	Called when an application releases a component interface.
	AdjustBiDiBehavior	Applies the BiDiMode property to the menu when the Windows control is created.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	ChangeName	Sets the private, internal storage for the Name property to the string passed in NewName.
	DefineProperties	Designates methods for storing an object's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	DoBiDiModeChanged	Updates the menu when the BiDiMode property changes.
	DoChange	Generates an OnChange event.
	DoGetMenuString	Returns the caption for an item in the menu.
	GetChildOwner	Returns the owner of a child component being read from a stream.
	GetChildParent	Returns the parent, or if there is no parent, returns the owner of a child component being read from a stream.
	GetChildren	Enumerates all child components.
	GetHandle	Returns the value of the Handle property.
	GetIDsOfNames	Maps a single member and an optional set of argument names to a corresponding set of integer dispatch identifiers (dispIDs).
	GetOwner	Returns the owner of a component.
	GetOwner	Returns the owner of an object.
	GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object.
	GetTypeInfoCount	Returns the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).
	Invoke	Provides access to Automation properties and methods when the component wraps an Automation object.
	IsOwnerDraw	Indicates whether menu items can contain more than simple captions.
	Loaded	Initializes the component after the form file has been read into memory.
	Loaded	Calls the DoChange method when the menu is first loaded into memory.
	MenuChanged	Responds when the menu changes.
	Notification	Forwards notification messages to all owned components.
	Notification	Responds when components are added or deleted.
	PaletteCreated	Responds when the component is created from the component palette.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	ReadState	Reads the state of the component.
	SetAncestor	Clears or sets csAncestor state in the component's ComponentState property.
	SetChildOrder	Sets the visual ordering of a child control.
	SetChildOrder	Ensures that the menu item indexes reflect the order in which they are loaded and saved.
	SetDesigning	Ensures that components inserted at design time have their design-mode flag set.
	SetDesignInstance	Ensures that components inserted at design time have their design-mode flag set.
	SetInline	Sets the csInline bit of the component's ComponentState property
	SetName	Sets the value of the Name property.
	SetParentComponent	Sets the parent component.
	Updated	Clears the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property when the component finishes updating.
	UpdateItems	Causes all menu items to update themselves.
	UpdateRegistry	Provides the interface for a method that adds type library and version information to the Registry on components that implement COM interfaces.
	Updating	Sets the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property.
	ValidateContainer	Determines whether an object can be inserted into a container.
	ValidateInsert	Provides the interface for a method that validates an child component before it is inserted.
	ValidateRename	Ensures that renaming an owned component does not create name conflict.
	WriteState	Writes the state of the component.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for this interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for this interface.
	AfterConstruction	Responds after the last constructor has executed.
	Assign	Copies the contents of another, similar object.
	BeforeDestruction	Performs any necessary actions before the first destructor is called.
	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	Allocates memory and constructs a safely initialized instance of a component.
	Create	Creates an instance of TMenu.
	Create	Constructs an object and initializes its data before the object is first used.
	CreateMenuItem	This is CreateMenuItem, a member of class TMenu.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	Destroy	Disposes of the component and its owned components.
	Destroy	Destroys the TPersistent instance and frees its memory.
	Destroy	Destroys the menu component.
	Destroy	Disposes of an object instance.
	DestroyComponents	Destroys all owned components.
	Destroying	Indicates that the component and its owned components are about to be destroyed.
	Dispatch	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
	DispatchCommand	Calls the Click method of the menu item with the specified value as its Command property.
	DispatchPopup	Dispatches a pop-up menu command.
	Equals	Checks if the current instance and the parameter are equal.
	ExecuteAction	Executes an action.
	FieldAddress	This is the overview for the FieldAddress method overload.
	FindComponent	Indicates whether a given component is owned by the component.
	FindItem	Locates and returns a menu item.
	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.
	FreeNotification	Ensures that AComponent is notified that the component is going to be destroyed.
	FreeOnRelease	Frees the interface reference for components that were created from COM classes.
	GetChildren	Executes a callback for child menu items.
	GetComponent	Returns a reference to the component associated by the implementing class.
	GetEnumerator	Returns a TComponent enumerator.
	GetHashCode	Returns an integer containing the hash code.
	GetHelpContext	Returns the help context ID associated with a menu item.
	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.
	GetOle2AcceleratorTable	Returns the main menu's accelerator table.
	GetParentComponent	Returns the containing Component.
	HasParent	Verifies whether the component has a parent.
	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.
	InsertComponent	Establishes the component as the owner of a specified component.
	InstanceSize	Returns the size in bytes of each instance of the object type.
	IsImplementorOf	Indicates whether the component implements a specified interface.
	IsRightToLeft	Indicates whether menu items read from right to left.
	IsShortCut	Dispatches a key message if it represents a shortcut key for an item in the menu.
	Merge	Combines the main menu of one form with the main menu of another in non-MDI applications.
	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.
	ParentBiDiModeChanged	This is the overview for the ParentBiDiModeChanged method overload.
	PopulateOle2Menu	Populates an OLE menu with items from the main menu.
	ProcessMenuChar	Responds to keyboard input for the menu.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	ReferenceInterface	Establishes or removes internal links that cause this component to be notified when the implementer of a specified interface is destroyed.
	RemoveComponent	Removes a specified component specified from the component's Components list.
	RemoveFreeNotification	Disables destruction notification that was enabled by FreeNotification
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SetOle2MenuHandle	Associates the handle for an OLE menu with the main menu.
	SetSubComponent	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
	ToString	Returns a string containing the class name.
	UnitName	Returns a string containing the unit name.
	Unmerge	Reverses the merging of two menus in a non-MDI application.
	UpdateAction	Updates the state of an action.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	ComObject	Specifies the interface reference implemented by the component.
	ComponentCount	Indicates the number of components owned by the component.
	ComponentIndex	Indicates the position of the component in its owner's Components property array.
	Components	Lists all components owned by the component.
	ComponentState	Describes the current state of the component, indicating when a component needs to avoid certain actions.
	ComponentStyle	Governs the behavior of the component.
	DesignInfo	Contains information used by the Form designer.
	Handle	Provides access to the Windows menu handle for the menu.
	Owner	Indicates the component that is responsible for streaming and freeing this component.
	VCLComObject	Represents information used internally by components that support COM.
	WindowHandle	Provides access to the handle of the window that uses the menu.

Published Events

	Name	Description
	OnChange	Occurs when the menu changes.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	AutoHotkeys	Determines whether the accelerator keys for menu items can be reset automatically.
	AutoLineReduction	Determines whether redundant separator bars are automatically removed from the menu.
	AutoMerge	Determines if the main menus of secondary forms merge with the main menu of the main form in non-MDI applications at runtime.
	BiDiMode	Determines the layout of the menu in Middle East locales.
	Images	Lists the images that can appear beside individual menu items.
	Items	Describes the elements of the menu.
	Name	Specifies the name of the component as referenced in code.
	OwnerDraw	Specifies whether the menu items are drawn by the application.
	ParentBiDiMode	Indicates whether the BiDiMode property is inherited from the control that uses the menu.
	Tag	Stores an integer value as part of a component.

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