TMetafile Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TMetafile.

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for the interfaced object's interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for the interfaced object's interface.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	Changed	This is Changed, a member of class TGraphic.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	Draw	This is Draw, a member of class TMetafile.
	Equals	This is Equals, a member of class TGraphic.
	GetEmpty	This is GetEmpty, a member of class TMetafile.
	GetHeight	This is GetHeight, a member of class TMetafile.
	GetOwner	Returns the owner of an object.
	GetPalette	This is GetPalette, a member of class TMetafile.
	GetTransparent	This is GetTransparent, a member of class TGraphic.
	GetWidth	This is GetWidth, a member of class TMetafile.
	Progress	This is Progress, a member of class TGraphic.
	ReadData	This is ReadData, a member of class TMetafile.
	ReadEMFStream	This is ReadEMFStream, a member of class TMetafile.
	ReadWMFStream	This is ReadWMFStream, a member of class TMetafile.
	SetHeight	This is SetHeight, a member of class TMetafile.
	SetPalette	This is SetPalette, a member of class TGraphic.
	SetTransparent	This is SetTransparent, a member of class TMetafile.
	SetWidth	This is SetWidth, a member of class TMetafile.
	TestEMF	This is TestEMF, a member of class TMetafile.
	WriteData	This is WriteData, a member of class TMetafile.
	WriteEMFStream	This is WriteEMFStream, a member of class TMetafile.
	WriteWMFStream	This is WriteWMFStream, a member of class TMetafile.

Public Events

	Name	Description
	OnChange	Occurs whenever a graphical image changes.
	OnProgress	Occurs when a graphical image is in the process of changing.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for this interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for this interface.
	AfterConstruction	Obtains a reference to the Owner's interface.
	AfterConstruction	Responds after the last constructor has executed.
	Assign	Copies an object to the metafile.
	BeforeDestruction	Responds before the first destructor executes.
	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.
	Clear	Deletes the metafile image.
	Create	Instantiates a metafile object.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of a metafile object.
	Dispatch	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
	FieldAddress	Returns the address of a published object field.
	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.
	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 the name of the object as it appears in the Object Inspector.
	HandleAllocated	Indicates whether the TMetafile object has acquired a handle to the underlying GDI object.
	InheritsFrom	Determines the relationship of two object types.
	InitInstance	Initializes a newly allocated object instance to all zeros and initializes the instance's virtual method table pointer.
	InstanceSize	Returns the size in bytes of each instance of the object type.
	LoadFromClipboardFormat	Loads a metafile from the Clipboard.
	LoadFromFile	Loads a graphic image stored in a file.
	LoadFromStream	Loads the metafile from a stream.
	MethodAddress	This is MethodAddress, a member of class TObject.
	MethodName	This is MethodName, a member of class TObject.
	NewInstance	Allocates memory for an instance of an object type and returns a pointer to that new instance.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	ReleaseHandle	Releases the Windows GDI object represented by the metafile.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SaveToClipboardFormat	Saves a metafile to a Clipboard format.
	SaveToFile	Writes the metafile to disk.
	SaveToStream	Writes the metafile to a stream.
	SetSize	Specifies the size of the metafile.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	CreatedBy	Specifies the name of the author or application used to create the metafile.
	Description	Provides an optional text description that is embedded in the metafile.
	Empty	Indicates whether the graphics object contains a graphic.
	Enhanced	Determines how the metafile will be stored on disk.
	Handle	Provides access to the Windows GDI metafile handle, for accessing the GDI metafile object.
	Height	Specifies the vertical size of the graphic in pixels.
	Inch	Returns the units per inch that are used for the metafile's coordinate mapping.
	MMHeight	Contains the height of the metafile image in 0.01 millimeter units, the native scale used by enhanced metafiles.
	MMWidth	Contains the width of the metafile image in 0.01 millimeter units, the native scale used by enhanced metafiles.
	Modified	Indicates whether the graphics object has been changed or edited.
	Palette	Indicates the color palette of the graphical image.
	PaletteModified	Indicates whether the palette has changed.
	Transparent	Indicates whether the image covers its rectangular area.
	Width	Determines the maximum width of the graphics object in pixels.

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