TComponent Methods

The methods of the TComponent class are listed here.

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Called when an application uses a component interface.
	_Release	Called when an application releases a component interface.
	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	DefineProperties	Designates methods for storing an object's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Loaded	Initializes the component after the form file has been read into memory.
	Notification	Forwards notification messages to all owned components.
	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.
	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.
	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
	BeforeDestruction	Performs any necessary actions before the first destructor is called.
	DestroyComponents	Destroys all owned components.
	Destroying	Indicates that the component and its owned components are about to be destroyed.
	ExecuteAction	Executes an action.
	FindComponent	Indicates whether a given component is owned by the component.
	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.
	GetEnumerator	Returns a TComponent enumerator.
	GetNamePath	Returns a string used by the Object Inspector.
	GetParentComponent	Returns the containing Component.
	HasParent	Verifies whether the component has a parent.
	InsertComponent	Establishes the component as the owner of a specified component.
	IsImplementorOf	Indicates whether the component implements a specified 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.
	SetSubComponent	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
	UpdateAction	Updates the state of an action.

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