TCustomForm Properties

The properties of the TCustomForm class are listed here.

	Name	Description
	ActiveMDIChild	Specifies the MDI child that has focus.
	AlphaBlend	Specifies whether the form is translucent.
	AlphaBlendValue	Specifies the degree of translucency on a translucent form.
	AutoScroll	Indicates whether scroll bars appear automatically on the scrolling windowed control if it is not large enough to display all of its controls.
	BorderIcons	Specifies which icons appear on the title bar of the form.
	ClientHandle	Provides access to the handle of the form's internal MDI client window.
	ClientHeight	Specifies the height (in pixels) of the form's client area.
	ClientWidth	Specifies the width (in pixels) of the form's client area.
	Ctl3D	Determines whether a control has a three-dimensional (3-D) or two-dimensional look.
	DefaultMonitor	Specifies the monitor on which the form appears.
	FormStyle	Determines the form's style.
	Height	Specifies the vertical size of the control in pixels.
	HorzScrollBar	Represents the horizontal scroll bar for the scrolling windowed control.
	Icon	Specifies the icon that appears when the form is minimized.
	MDIChildCount	Specifies the number of open MDI child forms.
	MDIChildren	Provides indexed access to all MDI child forms.
	ObjectMenuItem	Represents an OLE object menu item that reacts to selections of OLE objects.
	OldCreateOrder	Specifies when OnCreate and OnDestroy events occur.
	ParentFont	Determines where a control looks for its font information.
	PixelsPerInch	Represents the proportion of the font on the system on which the form was designed.
	PopupChildren	This is PopupChildren, a member of class TCustomForm.
	PopupMenu	Identifies the pop-up menu associated with the control.
	Position	Represents the size and placement of the form.
	PrintScale	Represents the proportions of a printed form.
	Scaled	Specifies whether the form is sized according to the value of the PixelsPerInch property.
	TileMode	Represents how MDI child forms are arranged when the Tile method is called.
	TransparentColor	Specifies whether a color on the form appears transparent.
	TransparentColorValue	Indicates the color on the form that appears transparent when TransparentColor is true.
	VertScrollBar	Represents the vertical scroll bar for the scrolling windowed control.
	Visible	Indicates whether the form is visible.
	Width	Specifies the horizontal size of the control or form in pixels.
	WindowMenu	Specifies the Window menu for an MDI parent form.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Action	Designates the action associated with the control.
	Active	Specifies whether the form has focus.
	ActiveControl	Specifies the control that has focus on the form.
	ActiveOleControl	Specifies the OLE control on the form that reacts to changes in focus.
	BorderStyle	Specifies the appearance and behavior of the form border.
	Canvas	Provides access to the drawing area of the form.
	Caption	Specifies a text string that identifies the control to the user.
	Color	Specifies the background color of the control.
	Designer	Specifies the designer interface for the form.
	DropTarget	Specifies whether the form is the target of a drag-and-drop operation.
	Font	Controls the attributes of text written on or in the control.
	FormState	Indicates transitional state information about the form.
	GlassFrame	Access the GlassFrame under Windows Vista.
	HelpFile	Specifies the name of the file the form uses to display Help.
	KeyPreview	Specifies whether the form should receive keyboard events before the active control.
	Menu	Specifies the form's main menu.
	ModalResult	Represents the return value of a form that is used as a modal dialog.
	Monitor	Provides access to the monitor on which the form appears.
	OleFormObject	Specifies the IOleForm interface for an in-place OLE object contained in the form.
	PopupMode	This is PopupMode, a member of class TCustomForm.
	PopupParent	Sets an order for stacked forms that users cannot change.
	ScreenSnap	Specifies whether form snaps to edge of screen.
	SnapBuffer	Specifies distance for screen snap.
	WindowState	Represents how the form appears on the screen.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	Left	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent.
	Top	Specifies the Y coordinate of the top left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels.

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