String List editor

Use the String List editor at design time to add, edit, load, and save strings into any property that has been declared as TStrings.

To open the String List editor:

Place a component that uses a string list on the form.
With that component selected, do one of the following:

Click the ellipsis in the Value column for any property that has been declared as TStrings, such as the Items property of the ComboBox property.
Double-click the word (TStrings) in the Value column for any property that has been declared as TStrings.

Note: If the property is a value list, the Value List Editor

is displayed.

Code editor button

To convert the list to text, click Code Editor. The list is displayed on a separate page in the editor where you can edit is using all of the editing commands.

String list editor context menu

The String List editor context menu (right-click on the editor) contains the following commands:

Load

Click Load to display the Load String List dialog box, where you can select an existing file to read into the String List editor.

Save

Click Save to write the current string list to a file. The product opens the Save String List dialog box, where you can specify a directory and file name.