TCustomForm Methods

The methods of the TCustomForm class are listed here.

	Name	Description
	Activate	Activation event dispatcher.
	ActiveChanged	Active state event dispatcher.
	AlignControls	Aligns all child controls of the form that fall within a specified rectangle.
	BeginAutoDrag	Responds when the user starts dragging the form if DragMode is dmAutomatic.
	ChangeScale	Repositions and resizes the form by the ratio M/D, adjusting its client area and font size as needed.
	CloseModal	CloseModal prepares a modal form for closing.
	CreateParams	Initializes the window-creation parameter record when the form window is created.
	CreateWindowHandle	Creates a form window given a set of window-creation parameters.
	CreateWnd	Creates the form window.
	Deactivate	Generates an OnDeactivate event.
	DefineProperties	Designates methods for storing a form's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
	DestroyHandle	Destroys the control's window without destroying the control.
	DestroyWindowHandle	Destroys the window created in the CreateWindowHandle method.
	DoClose	Form closing event dispatcher.
	DoCreate	Form creation event dispatcher.
	DoDestroy	Form destruction event dispatcher.
	DoDock	Docking event dispatcher.
	DoHide	Form hide event dispatcher.
	DoShow	Form show event dispatcher.
	get_ActiveMDIChild	This is get_ActiveMDIChild, a member of class TCustomForm.
	get_MDIChildCount	This is get_MDIChildCount, a member of class TCustomForm.
	get_MDIChildren	This is get_MDIChildren, a member of class TCustomForm.
	GetBorderIconStyles	This is GetBorderIconStyles, a member of class TCustomForm.
	GetBorderStyles	This is GetBorderStyles, a member of class TCustomForm.
	GetClientRect	Returns the value of the ClientRect property.
	GetFloating	Returns the value of the Floating property.
	GetOwnerWindow	This is GetOwnerWindow, a member of class TCustomForm.
	HandleCreateException	Handles exceptions that are raised by the OnCreate event handler.
	InitializeNewForm	This is InitializeNewForm, a member of class TCustomForm.
	Loaded	Performs fix-ups when the form is first loaded into memory.
	Notification	Responds to notifications that objects are about to be inserted or removed.
	Paint	Generates an OnPaint event.
	PaintWindow	Renders the image of the form.
	PaletteChanged	Responds to changes in the system's palette by realizing the control's palette as returned from GetPalette.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if that interface is supported by the form.
	ReadState	Reads the form's published properties, stored data, and owned components from a reader object.
	RequestAlign	Instructs the form's parent (if any) to reposition the form, enforcing its Align property.
	Resizing	Makes any required adjustments when the form changes size.
	SetChildOrder	Changes the order in which Child appears when GetChildren is called.
	SetParent	Sets the Parent property.
	SetParentBiDiMode	Sets the ParentBiDiMode property.
	UpdateActions	Updates all actions associated with the form.
	UpdateWindowState	Updates the WindowState property to reflect the current state of the form.
	ValidateRename	Determines if a form can rename one of its owned components.
	VisibleChanging	Responds just before the form changes the value of its Visible property.
	WndProc	Provides specific message responses for the form.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	AfterConstruction	Construction event dispatcher.
	BeforeDestruction	Destruction event dispatcher.
	Close	Closes the form.
	CloseQuery	Close attempt event dispatcher.
	DefaultHandler	Provides message handling for all messages that the form does not fully process.
	DefocusControl	Removes focus from a control on the form.
	Dock	Handles automatic docking of the form into other windows.
	FocusControl	Sets focus to a control on the form.
	GetChildren	Returns the "child" components of the form; that is, those components that return the form from their GetParentComponent method.
	GetFormImage	Returns a bitmap of the form.
	Hide	Hides the form.
	IsShortCut	Processes shortcut keys when the form has focus.
	MakeFullyVisible	Ensures that the form is fully visible on a specified monitor.
	MouseWheelHandler	Directs mouse wheel messages to the appropriate control.
	Print	Prints the form.
	RecreateAsPopup	This is RecreateAsPopup, a member of class TCustomForm.
	Release	Destroys the form and frees its associated memory.
	SendCancelMode	Cancels modes on the form.
	set_PopupParent	This is set_PopupParent, a member of class TCustomForm.
	SetFocus	Sets focus to the form.
	SetFocusedControl	Sets focus to a control on the form.
	Show	Shows the form.
	ShowModal	Shows a form as a modal dialog.
	WantChildKey	Indicates whether the form processes keyboard input for a control it owns.

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