TActiveForm Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TActiveForm.

	Name	Description
	OnActivate	Occurs when the form becomes active.
	OnAlignInsertBefore	Occurs when an object with custom alignment is aligned.
	OnAlignPosition	Occurs when an object with custom alignment is aligned.
	OnCanResize	Occurs when an attempt is made to resize the control.
	OnCanResize	Occurs when an attempt is made to resize the control.
	OnClick	Occurs when the user clicks the control.
	OnClick	Occurs when the user clicks the control.
	OnClose	Occurs when the form closes.
	OnCloseQuery	Occurs when close is attempted.
	OnConstrainedResize	Adjust resize constraints.
	OnContextPopup	Occurs when the user right-clicks the control or otherwise invokes the popup menu (such as using the keyboard).
	OnCreate	Occurs when the form is created.
	OnDblClick	Occurs when the user double-clicks the left mouse button when the mouse pointer is over the control.
	OnDblClick	Occurs when the user double-clicks the left mouse button when the mouse pointer is over the control.
	OnDeactivate	Occurs when the form loses focus.
	OnDestroy	Occurs when the form is destroyed.
	OnDockDrop	Occurs when another control is docked to the control.
	OnDockOver	Occurs when another control is dragged over the control.
	OnDragDrop	Occurs when the user drops an object being dragged.
	OnDragDrop	Occurs when the user drops an object being dragged.
	OnDragOver	Occurs when the user drags an object over a control.
	OnDragOver	Occurs when the user drags an object over a control.
	OnEndDock	Occurs when the dragging of an object ends, either by docking the object or by canceling the dragging.
	OnEndDrag	Occurs when the dragging of an object ends, either by dropping the object or by canceling the dragging.
	OnEnter	Occurs when a control receives the input focus.
	OnExit	Occurs when the input focus shifts away from one control to another.
	OnGetSiteInfo	Returns the control's docking information.
	OnHelp	Occurs when the form receives a request for help.
	OnHide	Occurs when the form is hidden (that is, when its Visible property is set to false).
	OnKeyDown	Occurs when a user presses any key while the control has focus.
	OnKeyDown	Occurs when a user presses any key while the control has focus.
	OnKeyPress	Occurs when a key is pressed.
	OnKeyPress	Occurs when a key is pressed.
	OnKeyUp	Occurs when the user releases a key that has been pressed.
	OnKeyUp	Occurs when the user releases a key that has been pressed.
	OnMouseActivate	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a control and the parent form is not active.
	OnMouseActivate	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a control and the parent form is not active.
	OnMouseDown	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a control.
	OnMouseDown	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a control.
	OnMouseEnter	Occurs when the user moves the mouse into a control.
	OnMouseLeave	Occurs when the user moves the mouse outside of a control.
	OnMouseMove	Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer while the mouse pointer is over a control.
	OnMouseMove	Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer while the mouse pointer is over a control.
	OnMouseUp	Occurs when the user releases a mouse button that was pressed with the mouse pointer over a component.
	OnMouseUp	Occurs when the user releases a mouse button that was pressed with the mouse pointer over a component.
	OnMouseWheel	Occurs when the mouse wheel is rotated.
	OnMouseWheelDown	Occurs when the mouse wheel is rotated downward.
	OnMouseWheelUp	Occurs when the mouse wheel is rotated upward.
	OnPaint	Occurs when the form is redrawn.
	OnResize	Occurs immediately after the control is resized.
	OnResize	Occurs immediately after the control is resized.
	OnShortCut	Occurs when the user presses a key (before the OnKeyDown event).
	OnShow	Occurs when the form is shown (that is, when its Visible property is set to true).
	OnStartDock	Occurs when the user begins to drag a control with a DragKind of dkDock.
	OnStartDrag	Occurs when the user begins to drag the control or an object it contains by left-clicking on the control and holding the mouse button down.
	OnUnDock	Occurs when the application tries to undock a control that is docked to the windowed control.

Protected Fields

	Name	Description
	FAnchorMove	This is FAnchorMove, a member of class TControl.
	FAnchorOrigin	This is FAnchorOrigin, a member of class TControl.
	FAnchorRules	This is FAnchorRules, a member of class TControl.
	FComponentStyle	This is FComponentStyle, a member of class TComponent.
	FDesignSize	This is FDesignSize, a member of class TWinControl.
	FDoubleBuffered	This is FDoubleBuffered, a member of class TWinControl.
	FExplicitHeight	This is FExplicitHeight, a member of class TControl.
	FExplicitLeft	This is FExplicitLeft, a member of class TControl.
	FExplicitTop	This is FExplicitTop, a member of class TControl.
	FExplicitWidth	This is FExplicitWidth, a member of class TControl.
	FFormState	This is FFormState, a member of class TCustomForm.
	FInImeComposition	This is FInImeComposition, a member of class TWinControl.
	FOriginalParentSize	This is FOriginalParentSize, a member of class TControl.

Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Called when an application uses a component interface.
	_Release	Called when an application releases a component interface.
	ActionChange	Responds when the action associated with the control changes.
	ActionChange	Updates the control to reflect changes in its associated action.
	Activate	Activation event dispatcher.
	ActiveChanged	Active state event dispatcher.
	AddBiDiModeExStyle	Sets control's window style according to its bi-directional support.
	AdjustClientRect	Provides the interface that adjusts the ClientRect property for idiosyncrasies of the window.
	AdjustClientRect	Adjusts the ClientRect property to exclude the scroll bars.
	AdjustSize	Sets the size of the control as determined by the AutoSize property.
	AdjustSize	Adjusts the control's size according to its contents and constraints.
	AlignControls	Aligns any controls for which the control is the parent within a specified area of the control.
	AlignControls	Aligns all child controls of the form that fall within a specified rectangle.
	AlignControls	Aligns the controls in the scrolling windowed control.
	ArrangeControl	This is ArrangeControl, a member of class TWinControl.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	AssignTo	Overrides the inherited AssignTo function to enable assignments to TAction objects.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of the windowed control to another object.
	AutoScrollEnabled	Indicates whether automatic scrolling is enabled.
	AutoScrollInView	Scrolls a control into the visible area of the scrolling windowed control.
	BeginAutoDrag	Begin Automatic Drag.
	BeginAutoDrag	Responds when the user starts dragging the form if DragMode is dmAutomatic.
	CalcCursorPos	This is CalcCursorPos, a member of class TControl.
	CanAutoSize	Indicates whether the control can resize itself automatically to accommodate its contents.
	CanAutoSize	Indicates how the control can be resized.
	CanResize	OnCanResize event dispatcher.
	CanResize	Indicates how the control can respond to a resize attempt.
	Changed	Sends a CM_CHANGED message to the control.
	ChangeName	Sets the private, internal storage for the Name property to the string passed in NewName.
	ChangeScale	Rescaling event dispatcher.
	ChangeScale	Resize and reposition children and self.
	ChangeScale	Repositions and resizes the form by the ratio M/D, adjusting its client area and font size as needed.
	ChangeScale	Resizes the scrolling windowed control by a specific ratio.
	Click	Respond to user click.
	CloseModal	This is CloseModal, a member of class TCustomForm.
	ConstrainedResize	Notify control of resize with constraints.
	ConstrainedResize	Generates an OnConstrainedResize event.
	ControlsAligned	This is ControlsAligned, a member of class TWinControl.
	CreateDockManager	Creates the dock manager for the control.
	CreateHandle	Creates underlying screen object.
	CreateParams	Initializes a window-creation parameter data structure.
	CreateParams	Updates the active form's creation parameters according to the value of the AxBorderStyle property.
	CreateParams	Initializes the window-creation parameter record when the form window is created.
	CreateParams	Initializes the window creation parameters so that the entire window is not redrawn when the width or height of the client area changes.
	CreateSubClass	Creates a windowed control derived from an existing Windows window class.
	CreateWindowHandle	Creates a Windows control to represent the control.
	CreateWindowHandle	Creates a form window given a set of window-creation parameters.
	CreateWnd	Creates the underlying window.
	CreateWnd	Creates the form window.
	CreateWnd	Creates a Windows control corresponding to the TScrollingWinControl object.
	CustomAlignInsertBefore	Returns placement order of custom-aligned child control.
	CustomAlignPosition	Returns aligned position of custom-aligned child control.
	DblClick	OnDblClick event dispatcher.
	Deactivate	Generates an OnDeactivate event.
	DefaultDockImage	Handles the painting and erasing of a dock image.
	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.
	DefineProperties	Provides methods to read and write the IsControl property to a stream such as a form file.
	DefineProperties	Provides methods to read and write the IsControl property to a stream such as a form file.
	DefineProperties	Designates methods for storing a form's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
	DefinePropertyPages	This is DefinePropertyPages, a member of class TActiveForm.
	DesignWndProc	This is DesignWndProc, a member of class TControl.
	DestroyHandle	Destroys the control's window without destroying the control.
	DestroyHandle	Destroys the control's window without destroying the control.
	DestroyWindowHandle	Destroys the window created in the CreateWindowHandle method.
	DestroyWindowHandle	Destroys the window created in the CreateWindowHandle method.
	DestroyWnd	Destroys the control's window.
	DoAddDockClient	Performs actions when a control is docked to the windowed control.
	DockOver	Responds when a docking client is dragged over the windowed control.
	DockReplaceDockClient	This is DockReplaceDockClient, a member of class TWinControl.
	DockTrackNoTarget	Handles dragging of the control over an invalid docking target.
	DoClose	Form closing event dispatcher.
	DoContextPopup	OnContextPopup event dispatcher.
	DoCreate	Form creation event dispatcher.
	DoDestroy	Form destruction event dispatcher.
	DoDock	Docking event dispatcher.
	DoDock	Docking event dispatcher.
	DoDockOver	Generates an OnDockOver event.
	DoEndDock	OnEndDock event dispatcher.
	DoEndDrag	OnEndDrag event dispatcher.
	DoEnter	Respond to receiving input focus.
	DoExit	Respond to losing input focus
	DoFlipChildren	Flips the control's children.
	DoFlipChildren	Flips the control's children.
	DoHide	Form hide event dispatcher.
	DoKeyDown	Performs some preprocessing before generating an OnKeyDown event.
	DoKeyPress	Performs some preprocessing before generating an OnKeyPress event.
	DoKeyUp	Performs some preprocessing before generating an OnKeyUp event.
	DoMouseWheel	Processes mouse wheel motion.
	DoMouseWheelDown	OnMouseWheelDown event dispatcher.
	DoMouseWheelUp	OnMouseWheelUp event dispatcher.
	DoRemoveDockClient	Responds when a control is undocked from the windowed control.
	DoShow	Form show event dispatcher.
	DoStartDock	OnStartDock event dispatcher.
	DoStartDrag	OnStartDrag event dispatcher.
	DoUnDock	Undocks a control that is currently docked to the windowed control.
	DragCanceled	Provides the interface for a method that responds to the cancellation of a drag.
	DragOver	OnDragOver event dispatcher.
	DrawDragDockImage	Draws the dock image for the control.
	EraseDragDockImage	Erases the dock image for the control.
	EventSinkChanged	This is EventSinkChanged, a member of class TActiveForm.
	FindNextControl	Returns the control's next child in the tab order after the specified control.
	FixupTabList	Sorts the child controls by their tab order.
	GetAction	This is GetAction, a member of class TControl.
	GetActionLinkClass	Returns the appropriate action link class that is associated with the control class.
	GetActionLinkClass	Returns the associated action link class.
	GetBorderIconStyles	This is GetBorderIconStyles, a member of class TCustomForm.
	GetBorderStyles	This is GetBorderStyles, a member of class TCustomForm.
	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	This is GetChildren, a member of class TComponent.
	GetChildren	Calls a specified method for each child of the control.
	GetChildren	Returns the "child" components of the form; that is, those components that return the form from their GetParentComponent method.
	GetClientOrigin	Returns the screen coordinates of the top-left corner of the control's client area.
	GetClientOrigin	Returns the value of the ClientOrigin property.
	GetClientRect	Returns a rectangle defining the client area of the control.
	GetClientRect	Returns the value of the ClientRect property.
	GetClientRect	Returns the value of the ClientRect property.
	GetControlExtents	Returns the smallest rectangle in which all the control's children fit.
	GetDeviceContext	Returns a device context for the control.
	GetDeviceContext	Provides access to a device context for the control.
	GetDockEdge	Returns the edge on which another control should be docked when it is dragged over the control.
	GetDragImages	Returns the control's image list containing the image to be displayed while dragging.
	GetEnabled	Returns the value of the Enabled property.
	GetFloating	Returns the value of the Floating property.
	GetFloating	Returns the value of the Floating property.
	GetFloatingDockSiteClass	Returns the class used for the control when it is floating.
	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.
	GetOwnerWindow	This is GetOwnerWindow, a member of class TCustomForm.
	GetPalette	Returns the handle to a palette for use by the control.
	GetParentHandle	Returns the window handle for the window of the control's parent.
	GetPopupMenu	Returns the pop-up menu associated with the control.
	GetSiteInfo	Generates an OnGetSiteInfo event
	GetTopParentHandle	Returns the window handle of the first window not associated with a VCL control that contains the windowed control.
	GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object.
	GetTypeInfoCount	Returns the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).
	HandleCreateException	Handles exceptions that are raised by the OnCreate event handler.
	Initialize	This is Initialize, a member of class TActiveForm.
	InvalidateDockHostSite	This is InvalidateDockHostSite, a member of class TWinControl.
	Invoke	Provides access to Automation properties and methods when the component wraps an Automation object.
	IsControlActivateMsg	This is IsControlActivateMsg, a member of class TWinControl.
	IsControlMouseMsg	Indicates whether a specified mouse message is directed to one of the windowed control's child controls.
	IsQualifyingSite	This is IsQualifyingSite, a member of class TWinControl.
	KeyDown	Respond to key press events.
	KeyPress	Respond to keyboard input.
	KeyUp	Respond to released key.
	Loaded	Initializes the component after the form file has been read into memory.
	Loaded	Initializes the control after it is loaded from a stream.
	Loaded	Performs fix-ups when the form is first loaded into memory.
	MainWndProc	Receives Windows messages for the control.
	MouseActivate	This is MouseActivate, a member of class TControl.
	MouseDown	OnMouseDown event dispatcher.
	MouseMove	Respond to mouse moving over control area..
	MouseUp	OnMouseUp event dispatcher.
	Notification	Forwards notification messages to all owned components.
	Notification	Responds to notifications that components are being created or destroyed.
	Notification	Responds to notifications that components are being created or destroyed.
	Notification	Responds to notifications that objects are about to be inserted or removed.
	NotifyControls	Sends a message to all the child controls.
	Paint	Generates an OnPaint event.
	PaintControls	Paints each of the child controls in a windowed control using the specified device context.
	PaintHandler	Responds to WM_PAINT messages.
	PaintWindow	Renders the image of a windowed control.
	PaintWindow	Renders the image of the form.
	PaletteChanged	Responds to changes in the system's palette by realizing the control's palette.
	PaletteChanged	Responds to changes in the system's palette by realizing the control's palette and the palette for each child control.
	PaletteChanged	Responds to changes in the system's palette by realizing the control's palette as returned from GetPalette.
	PaletteCreated	Responds when the component is created from the component palette.
	PositionDockRect	Positions the docking rectangle according to the current drag-and-dock state.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if that interface is supported by the form.
	ReadState	This is ReadState, a member of class TComponent.
	ReadState	Prepares the control for having its properties assigned values read from a stream.
	ReadState	Prepares the control for having its properties assigned values from a stream.
	ReadState	Reads the form's published properties, stored data, and owned components from a reader object.
	RecreateWnd	Recreate underlying Windows screen object.
	ReloadDockedControl	Reloads a docked control.
	RemoveWindowProps	This is RemoveWindowProps, a member of class TWinControl.
	RequestAlign	Instructs the parent of a control to reposition the control, enforcing its Align property.
	RequestAlign	Instructs the form's parent (if any) to reposition the form, enforcing its Align property.
	ResetIme	Restores the input method editor (IME) that was active when the application started.
	ResetImeComposition	Directs the composition window of the input method editor (IME) to perform a specific action.
	Resize	Respond to control resize.
	Resizing	Makes any required adjustments when the form changes size.
	Resizing	This is Resizing, a member of class TScrollingWinControl.
	ScaleConstraints	This is ScaleConstraints, a member of class TControl.
	ScaleControls	Rescale child controls only.
	SelectFirst	Locates first selectable child control.
	SelectNext	Moves the input focus from the current child control to the next one in the tab order.
	SendCancelMode	Cancels the modal state of the control.
	SendDockNotification	Sends a Windows message to the control's host dock site.
	SetAncestor	This is SetAncestor, a member of class TComponent.
	SetAutoSize	This is SetAutoSize, a member of class TControl.
	SetBiDiMode	Sets the control's bi-directional mode.
	SetChildOrder	This is SetChildOrder, a member of class TComponent.
	SetChildOrder	Changes the order in which the child component appears in the list of child components returned by the GetChildren method.
	SetChildOrder	Changes the order in which Child appears when GetChildren is called.
	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.
	SetDragMode	Sets the drag mode for the control.
	SetEnabled	Sets the value of the Enabled property.
	SetIme	Activates an input method editor (IME) using the values specified by the ImeMode and ImeName properties.
	SetImeCompositionWindow	Sets the position and font of the composition window.
	SetInline	Sets the csInline bit of the component's ComponentState property
	SetName	Sets the value of the Name property.
	SetName	Sets the name of the control.
	SetParent	Sets the parent of the control.
	SetParent	Sets the parent of the control.
	SetParent	Sets the Parent property.
	SetParentBackground	This is SetParentBackground, a member of class TWinControl.
	SetParentBiDiMode	Specifies whether the control uses its parent's BiDiMode.
	SetParentBiDiMode	Sets the ParentBiDiMode property.
	SetParentComponent	This is SetParentComponent, a member of class TComponent.
	SetParentComponent	Sets the parent for the control.
	SetZOrder	Repositions the control in its parent's control list, thereby changing position onscreen.
	SetZOrder	Moves the control to the top or bottom of the parent control's (or screen's) list of TWinControl controls.
	ShowControl	Ensures that a specified child control is visible.
	UpdateActions	Updates all actions associated with the form.
	UpdateBounds	This is UpdateBounds, a member of class TWinControl.
	UpdateBoundsRect	Changes the Top, Left, Width, and Height properties of the control, but doesn't update its screen image and bypasses all resize events.
	UpdateControlOriginalParentSize	This is UpdateControlOriginalParentSize, a member of class TWinControl.
	Updated	Clears the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property when the component finishes updating.
	UpdateExplicitBounds	This is UpdateExplicitBounds, a member of class TControl.
	UpdateRecreatingFlag	This is UpdateRecreatingFlag, a member of class TWinControl.
	UpdateRegistry	Provides the interface for a method that adds type library and version information to the Registry on components that implement COM interfaces.
	UpdateUIState	Updates form User Interface State as needed
	UpdateWindowState	Updates the WindowState property to reflect the current state of the form.
	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.
	ValidateRename	Determines if a form can rename one of its owned components.
	VisibleChanging	Provides the interface for a method that responds to changes in the control's visibility.
	VisibleChanging	Responds just before the form changes the value of its Visible property.
	WndProc	Provides specific message responses for the control.
	WndProc	Provides specific message responses for the control.
	WndProc	Provides specific message responses for the form.
	WriteState	This is WriteState, a member of class TComponent.

Protected Properties

	Name	Description
	ActionLink	Contains the action link object associated with the control.
	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.
	AutoScroll	Indicates whether scroll bars appear automatically on the scrolling windowed control if it is not large enough to display all of its controls.
	AutoSize	Specifies whether the control sizes itself automatically to accommodate its contents.
	BevelEdges	Specifies which edges of the control are beveled.
	BevelInner	Specifies the cut of the inner bevel.
	BevelKind	Specifies the control's bevel style.
	BevelOuter	Specifies the cut of the outer bevel.
	BevelWidth	Specifies the width of the inner and outer bevels.
	BorderIcons	Specifies which icons appear on the title bar of the form.
	BorderWidth	Specifies the width of the control's border.
	Caption	Specifies a text string that identifies the control to the user.
	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.
	Color	Specifies the background color of the control.
	Ctl3D	Determines whether a control has a three-dimensional (3-D) or two-dimensional look.
	Ctl3D	Determines whether a control has a three-dimensional (3-D) or two-dimensional look.
	DefaultMonitor	Specifies the monitor on which the form appears.
	DefWndProc	Specifies the default window procedure for the windowed control.
	DesktopFont	Specifies whether the control uses the Windows icon font when writing text.
	DragCursor	Indicates the image used to represent the mouse pointer when the control is being dragged.
	DragKind	Specifies whether the control is being dragged normally or for docking.
	DragMode	Determines how the control initiates drag-and-drop or drag-and-dock operations.
	Font	Controls the attributes of text written on or in the control.
	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.
	ImeMode	Determines the behavior of the input method editor (IME).
	ImeName	Specifies the input method editor (IME) to use for converting keyboard input to Asian language characters.
	IsControl	Determines whether a form stores its form-specific properties to a stream.
	MDIChildCount	Specifies the number of open MDI child forms.
	MDIChildren	Provides indexed access to all MDI child forms.
	MouseCapture	Indicates whether the control has "captured" mouse events.
	ObjectMenuItem	Represents an OLE object menu item that reacts to selections of OLE objects.
	OldCreateOrder	Specifies when OnCreate and OnDestroy events occur.
	ParentBackground	Determines whether control uses parent's theme background.
	ParentBiDiMode	Specifies whether the control uses its parent's BiDiMode.
	ParentColor	Determines where a control looks for its color information.
	ParentCtl3D	Determines where a component looks to determine if it should appear three dimensional.
	ParentFont	Determines where a control looks for its font information.
	ParentFont	Determines where a control looks for its font information.
	ParentShowHint	Determines where a control looks to find out if its Help Hint should be shown.
	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.
	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.
	ScalingFlags	Reflects which attributes of the control have been scaled.
	Text	Contains a text string associated with the control.
	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.
	WheelAccumulator	Accumulates mouse wheel rotations.
	Width	Specifies the horizontal size of the control or form in pixels.
	WindowHandle	Provides access to a window handle for the control.
	WindowMenu	Specifies the Window menu for an MDI parent form.
	WindowText	Contains the text string of the control.

Public Events

	Name	Description
	WindowProc	Points to the window procedure that responds to messages sent to the control.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for this interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for this interface.
	AfterConstruction	Construction event dispatcher.
	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	Destruction event dispatcher.
	BeforeDestruction	Responds before the first destructor executes.
	BeginDrag	Starts the dragging of a control.
	BringToFront	Puts the control in front of all other controls in its parent control.
	Broadcast	Sends a message to each of the child controls.
	CanFocus	Indicates whether a control can receive focus.
	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.
	ClientToParent	Translates client coordinates to parent coordinates.
	ClientToScreen	Translates a given point from client area coordinates to global screen coordinates.
	Close	Closes the form.
	CloseQuery	Close attempt event dispatcher.
	ContainsControl	Indicates whether a specified control exists within the control.
	ControlAtPos	Returns the child control located at a specified position within the control.
	Create	Allocates memory and constructs a safely initialized instance of a component.
	Create	Creates an instance of TControl.
	Create	Creates an instance of TWinControl.
	Create	Creates a new TCustomActiveForm object.
	Create	Creates and initializes a new TForm object.
	Create	Creates and initializes a new TScrollingWinControl object.
	Create	Constructs an object and initializes its data before the object is first used.
	CreateNew	Creates and initializes a new form.
	CreateParented	Creates and initializes a control as the child of a specified non-VCL container.
	CreateParentedControl	Creates and initializes a control as the child of a specified non-VCL window.
	DefaultHandler	Provides message handling for all messages that do not have specific handlers.
	DefaultHandler	Provides message handling for all messages that the control does not fully process itself.
	DefaultHandler	Provides message handling for all messages that the form does not fully process.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	DefocusControl	Removes focus from a control on the form.
	Destroy	Disposes of the component and its owned components.
	Destroy	Destroys the TPersistent instance and frees its memory.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TControl.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TWinControl.
	Destroy	Removes the form from memory.
	Destroy	Removes the TScrollingWinControl object from memory.
	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.
	DisableAlign	Disables the realignment of child controls.
	DisableAutoRange	Disables automatic scrolling.
	Dispatch	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
	Dock	Used internally to dock the control.
	Dock	Handles automatic docking of the form into other windows.
	DockDrop	Generates an OnDockDrop event.
	DragDrop	OnDragDrop event dispatcher.
	Dragging	Indicates whether a control is being dragged.
	DrawTextBiDiModeFlags	Returns the text flags that reflect the current setting of the BiDiMode property.
	DrawTextBiDiModeFlagsReadingOnly	Returns the text flag to add that indicates whether the control's text should read from right to left.
	EnableAlign	Decrements the reference count incremented by the DisableAlign method, eventually realigning the child controls.
	EnableAutoRange	Reenables automatic scrolling.
	EndDrag	Stops a control from being dragged any further.
	ExecuteAction	This is ExecuteAction, a member of class TComponent.
	FieldAddress	Returns the address of a published object field.
	FindChildControl	Returns a child control given its name.
	FindComponent	Indicates whether a given component is owned by the component.
	FlipChildren	Reverses the positions of child controls.
	FocusControl	Sets focus to a control on the form.
	Focused	Determines whether the control has input focus.
	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.
	GetComponent	Returns a reference to the component associated by the implementing class.
	GetControlsAlignment	Indicates how text is aligned within the control.
	GetEnumerator	Returns a TComponent enumerator.
	GetFormImage	Returns a bitmap of the form.
	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.
	GetParentComponent	Returns the containing Component.
	GetParentComponent	Returns the parent of the control.
	GetTabOrderList	Builds a list of controls in tab order.
	GetTextBuf	Retrieves the control's text, copies it into a buffer, and returns the number of characters copied.
	GetTextLen	Returns the length of the control's text.
	HandleAllocated	Reports whether a screen object handle exists for the control.
	HandleNeeded	Creates a screen object for the control if it doesn't already exist.
	HasParent	This is HasParent, a member of class TComponent.
	HasParent	Indicates whether the control has a parent.
	Hide	Makes the control invisible.
	Hide	Hides the form.
	InheritsFrom	Determines the relationship of two object types.
	InitiateAction	Calls the action link's Update method if the control is associated with an action link.
	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.
	InsertControl	Inserts a control into the Controls array property.
	InstanceSize	Returns the size in bytes of each instance of the object type.
	Invalidate	Completely repaint control.
	Invalidate	Schedules a control repaint.
	IsImplementorOf	Indicates whether the component implements a specified interface.
	IsRightToLeft	Indicates whether the control should be reversed right to left.
	IsShortCut	Processes shortcut keys when the form has focus.
	MakeFullyVisible	Ensures that the form is fully visible on a specified monitor.
	ManualDock	Docks the control.
	ManualFloat	Undocks the control.
	MethodAddress	This is MethodAddress, a member of class TObject.
	MethodName	This is MethodName, a member of class TObject.
	MouseWheelHandler	Dispatches messages received from a mouse wheel.
	MouseWheelHandler	Directs mouse wheel messages to the appropriate control.
	NewInstance	Allocates memory for an instance of an object type and returns a pointer to that new instance.
	PaintTo	This is the overview for the PaintTo method overload.
	ParentToClient	Translate parent coordinates to client coordinates.
	Perform	Responds as if the control received a specified Windows message.
	PreProcessMessage	This is PreProcessMessage, a member of class TWinControl.
	Print	Prints the form.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	Realign	Forces the control to realign children.
	RecreateAsPopup	This is RecreateAsPopup, a member of class TCustomForm.
	ReferenceInterface	Establishes or removes internal links that cause this component to be notified when the implementer of a specified interface is destroyed.
	Refresh	Repaints the control on the screen.
	Release	Destroys the form and frees its associated memory.
	RemoveComponent	Removes a specified component specified from the component's Components list.
	RemoveControl	Removes a specified control from the Controls array.
	RemoveFreeNotification	Disables destruction notification that was enabled by FreeNotification
	Repaint	Forces the control to repaint its image on the screen.
	Repaint	Repaints the entire control.
	ReplaceDockedControl	Docks the control in the place where another control is already docked.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	ScaleBy	Rescale control and its children.
	ScreenToClient	Converts the screen coordinates of a specified point on the screen to client coordinates.
	ScrollBy	Scroll control contents.
	ScrollInView	Scrolls a control into the visible area of the scrolling windowed control.
	SendCancelMode	Cancels modes on the form.
	SendToBack	Puts a windowed control behind all other windowed controls, or puts a non-windowed control behind all other non-windowed controls.
	SetBounds	Sets the Left, Top, Width, and Height properties all at once.
	SetBounds	Sets the windowed control's boundary properties all at once.
	SetDesignVisible	Makes a control visible at design time.
	SetDesignVisible	Makes a control visible at design time.
	SetFocus	Gives the input focus to the control.
	SetFocus	Sets focus to the form.
	SetFocusedControl	Sets focus to a control on the form.
	SetSubComponent	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
	SetTextBuf	Sets the text of the control.
	Show	Makes a control visible.
	Show	Shows the form.
	ShowModal	Shows a form as a modal dialog.
	Update	Processes any pending paint messages immediately.
	Update	Forces the control to update.
	UpdateAction	This is UpdateAction, a member of class TComponent.
	UpdateControlState	Respond to state change.
	UpdateGlassFrame	This is UpdateGlassFrame, a member of class TCustomForm.
	UseRightToLeftAlignment	Specifies whether the control's alignment should be reversed right-to-left.
	UseRightToLeftReading	Specifies whether the control is using a right-to-left reading order.
	UseRightToLeftScrollBar	Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar appears on the left side of the control.
	WantChildKey	Indicates whether the form processes keyboard input for a control it owns.
	WantChildKey	Indicates whether the form processes keyboard input for a control it owns.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Action	Designates the action associated with the control.
	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.
	ActiveFormControl	Pointer to the ActiveFormControl object.
	ActiveOleControl	Specifies the OLE control on the form that reacts to changes in focus.
	Align	Determines how the control aligns within its container (parent control).
	AlignDisabled	Indicates child control realignment disabled.
	Anchors	Specifies how the control is anchored to its parent.
	BiDiMode	Specifies the bi-directional mode for the control.
	BorderStyle	Specifies the appearance and behavior of the form border.
	BoundsRect	Specifies the bounding rectangle of the control, expressed in the coordinate system of the parent control.
	Brush	Determines the color and pattern used for painting the background of the control.
	Canvas	Provides access to the drawing area of the form.
	Caption	Specifies a text string that identifies the control to the user.
	ClientHeight	Specifies the height of the control's client area in pixels.
	ClientOrigin	Specifies the screen coordinates (in pixels) of the top left corner of a control's client area.
	ClientRect	Specifies the size (in pixels) of a control's client area.
	ClientWidth	Specifies the horizontal size of the control's client area in pixels.
	Color	Specifies the background color of the control.
	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.
	Constraints	Specifies the size constraints for the control.
	ControlCount	Returns the number of child controls.
	Controls	Lists all child controls.
	ControlState	Indicates the current state of a control at runtime.
	ControlStyle	Determines style characteristics of the control.
	Designer	Specifies the designer interface for the form.
	DesignInfo	Contains information used by the Form designer.
	DockClientCount	Specifies the number of controls that are docked on the windowed control.
	DockClients	Lists the controls that are docked to the windowed control.
	DockManager	Specifies the control's docking manager interface.
	DockOrientation	Specifies how the control is docked relative to other controls docked in the same parent.
	DockSite	Specifies whether the control can be the target of drag-and-dock operations.
	DoubleBuffered	Determines whether the control's image is rendered directly to the window or painted to an in-memory bitmap first.
	DropTarget	Specifies whether the form is the target of a drag-and-drop operation.
	Enabled	Controls whether the control responds to mouse, keyboard, and timer events.
	ExplicitHeight	Specifies the explicit vertical size of the control in pixels.
	ExplicitLeft	Specifies the explicit horizontal pixel coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent.
	ExplicitTop	Specifies the explicit vertical pixel coordinate of the top edge of a component relative to its parent.
	ExplicitWidth	Specifies the explicit horizontal size of the control in pixels.
	Floating	Indicates whether the control is floating.
	FloatingDockSiteClass	Specifies the class of the temporary control that hosts the control when it is floating.
	Font	Controls the attributes of text written on or in the control.
	FormState	Indicates transitional state information about the form.
	GlassFrame	This is GlassFrame, a member of class TCustomForm.
	Handle	Provides access to the underlying Windows screen object for the control.
	HelpFile	Specifies the name of the file the form uses to display Help.
	HostDockSite	Specifies the control in which the control is docked.
	KeyPreview	Specifies whether the form should receive keyboard events before the active control.
	LRDockWidth	Specifies the width of the control when it is docked horizontally.
	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.
	MouseInClient	This is MouseInClient, a member of class TWinControl.
	OleFormObject	Specifies the IOleForm interface for an in-place OLE object contained in the form.
	Owner	Indicates the component that is responsible for streaming and freeing this component.
	Padding	Specifies the padding of a control.
	Parent	Indicates the parent of the control.
	ParentWindow	Reference to parent's underlying control.
	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.
	ShowHint	Determines whether the control displays a Help Hint when the mouse pointer rests momentarily on the control.
	Showing	Indicates whether the control is showing on the screen.
	SnapBuffer	Specifies distance for screen snap.
	TabOrder	Indicates the position of the control in its parent's tab order.
	TabStop	Determines if the user can tab to a control.
	TBDockHeight	Specifies the height of the control when it is docked vertically.
	UndockHeight	Specifies the height of the control when it is floating.
	UndockWidth	Specifies the width of the control when it is floating.
	UseDockManager	Specifies whether the docking manager is used in drag-and-dock operations.
	VCLComObject	Represents information used internally by components that support COM.
	Visible	Determines whether the component appears onscreen.
	Visible	Indicates whether the form is visible.
	VisibleDockClientCount	Specifies the number of visible controls that are docked on the windowed control.
	WindowState	Represents how the form appears on the screen.

Published Events

	Name	Description
	OnActivate	Occurs when the form becomes active.
	OnAlignInsertBefore	Occurs when an object with custom alignment is aligned.
	OnAlignPosition	Occurs when an object with custom alignment is aligned.
	OnClick	Occurs when the user clicks the control.
	OnContextPopup	Occurs when the user right-clicks the control or otherwise invokes the popup menu (such as using the keyboard).
	OnCreate	Occurs when the form is created.
	OnDblClick	Occurs when the user double-clicks the left mouse button when the mouse pointer is over the control.
	OnDeactivate	Occurs when the form loses focus.
	OnDestroy	Occurs when the form is destroyed.
	OnDragDrop	Occurs when the user drops an object being dragged.
	OnDragOver	Occurs when the user drags an object over a control.
	OnKeyDown	Occurs when a user presses any key while the control has focus.
	OnKeyPress	Occurs when a key is pressed.
	OnKeyUp	Occurs when the user releases a key that has been pressed.
	OnMouseActivate	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a control and the parent form is not active.
	OnMouseDown	Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a control.
	OnMouseEnter	Occurs when the user moves the mouse into a control.
	OnMouseLeave	Occurs when the user moves the mouse outside of a control.
	OnMouseMove	Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer while the mouse pointer is over a control.
	OnMouseUp	Occurs when the user releases a mouse button that was pressed with the mouse pointer over a component.
	OnPaint	Occurs when the form is redrawn.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	ActiveControl	Specifies the control that has focus on the form.
	AlignWithMargins	Indicates whether a control should be constrained by margins.
	Anchors	Specifies how the control is anchored to its parent.
	AutoScroll	Indicates whether scroll bars appear automatically on the scrolling windowed control if it is not large enough to display all of its controls.
	AutoSize	Specifies whether the control sizes itself automatically to accommodate its contents.
	AxBorderStyle	Sets the active form's border style.
	BorderWidth	Specifies the width of the control's border.
	Caption	Specifies a text string that identifies the control to the user.
	Color	Specifies the background color of the control.
	Constraints	Specifies the size constraints for the control.
	Cursor	Specifies the image used to represent the mouse pointer when it passes into the region covered by the control.
	Font	Controls the attributes of text written on or in the control.
	Height	Specifies the vertical size of the control in pixels.
	Height	Specifies the vertical size of the control in pixels.
	HelpContext	Numeric ID for control's context-sensitive help topic
	HelpKeyword	Keyword for control's context-sensitive help topic
	HelpType	Indicates whether the control's context sensitive help topic is identified by context ID or by keyword.
	Hint	Contains the text string that can appear when the user moves the mouse over the control.
	HorzScrollBar	Represents the horizontal scroll bar for the scrolling windowed control.
	HorzScrollBar	Represents the horizontal scroll bar for the scrolling windowed control.
	KeyPreview	Specifies whether the form should receive keyboard events before the active control.
	Left	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent.
	Left	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent.
	Margins	Specifies the margins for the control.
	Name	Specifies the name of the component as referenced in code.
	OldCreateOrder	Specifies when OnCreate and OnDestroy events occur.
	Padding	Specifies the padding of a control.
	PixelsPerInch	Represents the proportion of the font on the system on which the form was designed.
	PopupMenu	Identifies the pop-up menu associated with the control.
	PrintScale	Represents the proportions of a printed form.
	Scaled	Specifies whether the form is sized according to the value of the PixelsPerInch property.
	ShowHint	Determines whether the control displays a Help Hint when the mouse pointer rests momentarily on the control.
	Tag	Stores an integer value as part of a component.
	Top	Specifies the Y coordinate of the top left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels.
	Top	Specifies the Y coordinate of the top left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels.
	VertScrollBar	Represents the vertical scroll bar for the scrolling windowed control.
	VertScrollBar	Represents the vertical scroll bar for the scrolling windowed control.
	Width	Specifies the horizontal size of the control or form in pixels.
	Width	Specifies the horizontal size of the control or form in pixels.

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