TDBGrid Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TDBGrid.

	Name	Description
	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.
	OnClick	Occurs when the user clicks the control.
	OnConstrainedResize	Adjust resize constraints.
	OnContextPopup	Occurs when the user right-clicks the control or otherwise invokes the popup menu (such as using the keyboard).
	OnDockDrop	Occurs when another control is docked to the control.
	OnDockOver	Occurs when another control is dragged over the control.
	OnGetSiteInfo	Returns the control's docking information.
	OnResize	Occurs immediately after the control is resized.
	OnUnDock	Occurs when the application tries to undock a control that is docked to the windowed control.

Protected Fields

	Name	Description
	DesignOptionsBoost	This is DesignOptionsBoost, a member of class TCustomGrid.
	FAcquireFocus	This is FAcquireFocus, a member of class TCustomDBGrid.
	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.
	FGridState	This is FGridState, a member of class TCustomGrid.
	FInImeComposition	This is FInImeComposition, a member of class TWinControl.
	FOriginalParentSize	This is FOriginalParentSize, a member of class TControl.
	FSaveCellExtents	This is FSaveCellExtents, a member of class TCustomGrid.
	FUpdateFields	This is FUpdateFields, a member of class TCustomDBGrid.
	VirtualView	This is VirtualView, a member of class TCustomGrid.

Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Called when an application uses a component interface.
	_Release	Called when an application releases a component interface.
	AcquireLayoutLock	Calls BeginLayout if the table is not currently being reformatted.
	ActionChange	Responds when the action associated with the control changes.
	ActionChange	Updates the control to reflect changes in its associated action.
	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.
	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.
	AdjustSize	Adds or deletes rows or columns from the grid.
	AlignControls	Aligns any controls for which the control is the parent within a specified area of the 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.
	BeginAutoDrag	Begin Automatic Drag.
	BeginColumnDrag	Starts the dragging of a column in the grid.
	BeginColumnDrag	Starts the dragging of a column in the grid.
	BeginLayout	Increments the LayoutLock property when the column bindings or fields in the dataset change.
	BeginRowDrag	Starts the dragging of a row in the grid.
	BeginUpdate	Increments the UpdateLock property when the data in the grid changes.
	BoxRect	Returns the screen coordinates of a specified set of cells.
	CalcCursorPos	This is CalcCursorPos, a member of class TControl.
	CalcDrawInfo	Calculates the pixel locations of the grid boundaries.
	CalcFixedInfo	Calculates the pixel locations of the fixed cells.
	CalcSizingState	Determines the appearance of the mouse cursor during resizing.
	CalcSizingState	Determines the appearance of the mouse cursor during resizing.
	CalcTitleRect	This is CalcTitleRect, a member of class TCustomDBGrid.
	CanAutoSize	Indicates whether the control can resize itself automatically to accommodate its contents.
	CanAutoSize	Indicates how the control can be resized.
	CancelLayout	Decrements the LayoutLock property.
	CanEditAcceptKey	Indicates whether the Key parameter can be entered into the current cell.
	CanEditAcceptKey	Indicates whether the Key parameter can be entered into the current cell.
	CanEditModify	Indicates whether the current column of the grid can be edited.
	CanEditModify	Indicates whether the current cell in the grid can be edited.
	CanEditShow	Indicates whether the inplace edit control can be created to allow editing.
	CanEditShow	Indicates whether the inplace edit control can be created to allow editing.
	CanGridAcceptKey	Indicates whether the grid should respond to a given key combination.
	CanResize	OnCanResize event dispatcher.
	CanResize	Indicates how the control can respond to a resize attempt.
	CellClick	Generates an OnCellClick event.
	CellRect	Returns the screen coordinates of a cell in the grid.
	Changed	Sends a CM_CHANGED message to the control.
	ChangeGridOrientation	Prepares the grid's canvas for painting to reflect a right-to-left or left-to-right orientation.
	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.
	CheckColumnDrag	Validates whether the column currently selected for dragging can be dropped at the current location.
	CheckColumnDrag	CheckColumnDrag validates whether the column currently selected for dragging can be dropped at the current location.
	CheckRowDrag	CheckRowDrag validates whether the row currently selected for dragging can be dropped at the current location.
	Click	Respond to user click.
	ColEnter	Generates an OnColEnter event.
	ColExit	Generates an OnColExit event.
	ColumnAtDepth	Returns the column object associated with nth parent field of the given column.
	ColumnMoved	Generates an OnColumnMoved event.
	ColumnMoved	Provides the interface for a method that responds when the position of a column changes.
	ColWidthsChanged	Updates the column widths in the Columns property when the user resizes the columns.
	ColWidthsChanged	Responds when the column widths change.
	ConstrainedResize	Notify control of resize with constraints.
	ConstrainedResize	Generates an OnConstrainedResize event.
	ControlsAligned	This is ControlsAligned, a member of class TWinControl.
	CreateColumns	Creates the TDBGridColumns object that stores the column descriptors for the grid.
	CreateDataLink	Creates the data link that the grid uses to manage the connection to its data source.
	CreateDockManager	Creates the dock manager for the control.
	CreateEditor	Creates the inplace editor that allows the cells of the grid to be edited.
	CreateEditor	Creates the inplace editor control.
	CreateHandle	Creates underlying screen object.
	CreateParams	Initializes a window-creation parameter data structure.
	CreateParams	Initializes the window-creation parameter record.
	CreateSubClass	Creates a windowed control derived from an existing Windows window class.
	CreateWindowHandle	Creates a Windows control to represent the control.
	CreateWnd	Creates the underlying window.
	CreateWnd	Creates the window used to display the data-aware grid.
	CustomAlignInsertBefore	Returns placement order of custom-aligned child control.
	CustomAlignPosition	Returns aligned position of custom-aligned child control.
	DataToRawColumn	Converts a column index in the Columns property to the index of the corresponding column in the visual display.
	DblClick	OnDblClick event dispatcher.
	DefaultDockImage	Handles the painting and erasing of a dock image.
	DeferLayout	Decrements the LayoutLock property and posts a message to the grid to trigger a new layout sequence at a more appropriate time.
	DefineFieldMap	Builds the Fields array from the Columns property and the data source.
	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	Defines a savable version of the Columns property when necessary.
	DefineProperties	Adds the ColWidths and RowHeights properties to the values saved with the grid.
	DeleteColumn	Deletes a specified column from the grid.
	DeleteRow	Deletes a specified from the grid.
	DesignWndProc	This is DesignWndProc, a member of class TControl.
	DestroyHandle	Destroys the control's window without destroying the control.
	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.
	DoContextPopup	OnContextPopup 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
	DoExit	Hides the inplace editor when selection moves to another control in a form.
	DoFlipChildren	Flips the control's children.
	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.
	DoMouseWheelDown	Performs tasks when the mouse wheel is rotated downward.
	DoMouseWheelDown	Performs tasks when the mouse wheel is rotated downward.
	DoMouseWheelUp	OnMouseWheelUp event dispatcher.
	DoMouseWheelUp	Performs tasks when the mouse wheel is rotated upward.
	DoMouseWheelUp	Performs tasks when the mouse wheel is rotated upward.
	DoRemoveDockClient	Responds when a control is undocked from the windowed control.
	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.
	DrawCell	Draws the cell specified by the ACol and ARow parameters.
	DrawCell	Provides the prototype for a method that draws the contents of a cell in the grid.
	DrawColumnCell	Generates an OnDrawColumnCell event.
	DrawDataCell	Generates an OnDrawDataCell event.
	DrawDragDockImage	Draws the dock image for the control.
	EditButtonClick	Generates an OnEditButtonClick event.
	EndColumnDrag	Ends the dragging of a column in the grid.
	EndColumnDrag	Ends the dragging of a column in the grid.
	EndLayout	Decrements the LayoutLock property and recomputes the Columns property if LayoutLock reaches 0.
	EndRowDrag	Ends the dragging of a row in the grid.
	EndUpdate	Decrements the UpdateLock property.
	EraseDragDockImage	Erases the dock image for the control.
	FindNextControl	Returns the control's next child in the tab order after the specified control.
	FixupTabList	Sorts the child controls by their tab order.
	FocusCell	Changes the current cell to a specified cell.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	GetColField	Returns the field component that represents the binding of a specified column.
	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.
	GetEditLimit	Limits the number of characters that can be typed into cells representing string fields.
	GetEditLimit	Provides the interface for a method that limits the number of characters the user can type into cells.
	GetEditMask	Returns the input mask associated with the field for the selected cell.
	GetEditMask	Provides the interface for a method that returns an input mask for the specified cell.
	GetEditStyle	Indicates whether a specified cell has an ellipsis button or drop-down arrow.
	GetEditStyle	Indicates whether a specified cell has an ellipsis button or drop-down arrow.
	GetEditText	Returns the value of the indicated cell formatted for editing.
	GetEditText	Returns the value of the indicated cell formatted for editing.
	GetEnabled	Returns the value of the Enabled property.
	GetFieldValue	Returns the value of the indicated cell formatted for display.
	GetFloating	Returns the value of the Floating property.
	GetFloatingDockSiteClass	Returns the class used for the control when it is floating.
	GetGridHeight	Returns the value of the GridHeight property.
	GetGridWidth	Returns the value of the GridWidth property.
	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.
	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).
	HideEdit	Hides the inplace editor.
	HideEditor	Hides the inplace editor when it is not in use.
	HighlightCell	Indicates whether a specified cell should be highlighted when it is drawn.
	InvalidateCell	Invalidates the region occupied by a cell so that it will be repainted with the next Windows paint message.
	InvalidateCol	Invalidates the region occupied by a column so that it will be repainted with the next Windows paint message.
	InvalidateDockHostSite	This is InvalidateDockHostSite, a member of class TWinControl.
	InvalidateEditor	Causes the inplace editor to repaint itself, moving to a new location if necessary.
	InvalidateGrid	Tells Windows to repaint the grid after other important Windows messages are handled.
	InvalidateRow	Invalidates the region occupied by a row so that it will be repainted with the next Windows paint message.
	InvalidateTitles	Invalidates the column titles so that they will be repainted.
	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.
	KeyDown	Provides special processing when the user presses down on a key.
	KeyDown	Provides special processing when the user presses a key.
	KeyPress	Respond to keyboard input.
	KeyPress	Responds when the user presses a key.
	KeyPress	Provides special processing when the user presses a key.
	KeyUp	Respond to released key.
	LayoutChanged	Recomputes the Columns property.
	LinkActive	Recomputes the Columns property and the vertical scroll bar of the grid.
	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	Sets up the Columns property once the data grid and all its child components are loaded.
	MainWndProc	Receives Windows messages for the control.
	MouseActivate	This is MouseActivate, a member of class TControl.
	MouseDown	OnMouseDown event dispatcher.
	MouseDown	Provides special processing when the user clicks on the mouse.
	MouseDown	Provides special processing when the user presses a mouse button.
	MouseMove	Respond to mouse moving over control area..
	MouseMove	Provides special processing when the user moves the mouse.
	MouseUp	OnMouseUp event dispatcher.
	MouseUp	Provides special processing when the user releases the mouse button.
	MouseUp	Provides special processing when the user releases the mouse button.
	MoveColRow	Selects the cell indicated by the ACol and ARow parameters.
	MoveColumn	Moves a column to a new position.
	MoveRow	Moves a row to a new position.
	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 components are about to be destroyed.
	NotifyControls	Sends a message to all the child controls.
	Paint	Renders the image of a custom control.
	Paint	Draws the image of the grid control on the screen.
	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 the control on a specified device context.
	PaintWindow	Renders the image of a windowed control.
	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.
	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.
	RawToDataColumn	Converts the index of a column in the visual display to the corresponding index in the Columns property.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	RowHeightsChanged	Responds when the row heights change.
	RowMoved	Provides the interface for a method that responds when the position of a row changes.
	ScaleConstraints	This is ScaleConstraints, a member of class TControl.
	ScaleControls	Rescale child controls only.
	Scroll	Updates the image of the grid to reflect a new record position.
	ScrollData	Scrolls the visual image of the cells in the grid.
	SelectCell	Determines whether a particular cell in the grid can be selected.
	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.
	SetColumnAttributes	This is SetColumnAttributes, a member of class TCustomDBGrid.
	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.
	SetEditText	Updates the edited version of the current cell's data.
	SetEditText	Provides the interface for a method that updates the text associated with a cell.
	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.
	SetParentBackground	This is SetParentBackground, a member of class TWinControl.
	SetParentBiDiMode	Specifies whether the control uses its parent's BiDiMode.
	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.
	ShowEditor	Displays the inplace editor when the grid enters edit mode.
	ShowEditorChar	Displays the inplace editor, with its text set to the specified character.
	SizeChanged	Responds to changes in the size of the grid.
	Sizing	Indicates whether the indicated coordinates are on one of the resize hot zones of the graph.
	StoreColumns	Indicates whether the columns of the grid are stored when the grid is saved, or whether they are generated dynamically.
	TimedScroll	Moves the current record in response to the user dragging the mouse outside of the data cells.
	TimedScroll	Extends a move, resize, or selection out of the scrollable region when the user drags the mouse in a direction where the grid is scrolled.
	TitleClick	Generates an OnTitleClick event.
	TopLeftChanged	Updates the position of the inplace editor when the grid scrolls.
	TopLeftChanged	Updates the position of the inplace editor when the grid scrolls.
	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.
	UpdateDesigner	Notifies the designer when rows and columns of the grid are moved or resized.
	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.
	UpdateScrollBar	This is UpdateScrollBar, a member of class TCustomDBGrid.
	UpdateUIState	Updates form User Interface State as needed
	Updating	Sets the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property.
	UseRightToLeftAlignmentForField	Indicates whether the alignment of a specified field should be changed from left-aligned to right-aligned.
	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.
	VisibleChanging	Provides the interface for a method that responds to changes in the control's visibility.
	WndProc	Provides specific message responses for the control.
	WndProc	Provides specific message responses for the control.
	WriteState	This is WriteState, a member of class TComponent.

Protected Properties

	Name	Description
	ActionLink	Contains the action link object associated with the control.
	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.
	BorderWidth	Specifies the width of the control's border.
	Caption	Specifies a text string that identifies the control to the user.
	Col	Specifies the index of the column that contains the selected cell.
	ColCount	Specifies the number of columns in the grid.
	ColWidths	Indicates the width (in pixels) of all the columns in the grid.
	DataLink	Helps the data-aware grid manage its link to the data source and respond to data events.
	DefaultColWidth	Determines the width (in pixels) of all columns that have not been explicitly resized.
	DefaultRowHeight	Specifies the height (in pixels) of all rows that have not been explicitly resized.
	DefWndProc	Specifies the default window procedure for the windowed control.
	DesktopFont	Specifies whether the control uses the Windows icon font when writing text.
	EditorMode	Determines whether the current cell can be edited.
	FixedCols	Specifies the number of columns on the left of the grid that cannot be scrolled.
	FixedRows	Specifies the number of rows on the top of the grid that cannot be scrolled.
	GridHeight	Specifies the height of the grid in pixels.
	GridLineWidth	Specifies the width (in pixels) of the lines that separate the cells of the grid.
	GridWidth	Specifies the width of the grid in pixels.
	HitTest	Indicates the current position of the mouse cursor.
	IndicatorOffset	Indicates the index of the first column in the grid that contains data.
	InplaceEditor	Designates the edit control the grid uses to allow users to edit the contents of the selected cell.
	IsControl	Determines whether a form stores its form-specific properties to a stream.
	LayoutLock	Counts the number of times BeginLayout has been called without an EndLayout or CancelLayout call.
	LeftCol	Specifies the index of the first visible scrollable column in the grid.
	MouseCapture	Indicates whether the control has "captured" mouse events.
	ParentBackground	Determines whether control uses parent's theme background.
	Row	Specifies the index of the row that contains the selected cell.
	RowCount	Specifies the number of rows in the grid.
	RowHeights	Gives the height (in pixels) of all rows in the grid.
	ScalingFlags	Reflects which attributes of the control have been scaled.
	ScrollBars	Specifies whether the grid includes horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
	Selection	Indicates the boundaries of the current selection.
	TabStops	Indicates whether the user can tab to specified columns in the grid.
	Text	Contains a text string associated with the control.
	TopRow	Specifies the index of the first visible scrollable row in the grid.
	UpdateLock	Counts the number of times BeginUpdate is called without a corresponding call to EndUpdate.
	VisibleColCount	Indicates the number of scrollable columns visible in the grid.
	VisibleRowCount	Indicates the number of scrollable rows visible in the grid.
	WheelAccumulator	Accumulates mouse wheel rotations.
	WindowHandle	Provides access to a window handle for the control.
	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	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	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.
	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 TCustomControl.
	Create	Creates an instance of TWinControl.
	Create	Creates and initializes an instance of TCustomDBGrid.
	Create	Creates an instance of TCustomGrid.
	Create	Constructs an object and initializes its data before the object is first used.
	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.
	DefaultDrawColumnCell	Draws the text in a column cell.
	DefaultDrawDataCell	Draws the text in a column cell.
	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	Displays the popup menu when a column is right-clicked.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	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 TCustomControl.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TWinControl.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TCustomDBGrid.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TCustomGrid.
	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.
	Dispatch	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
	Dock	Used internally to dock the control.
	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.
	EndDrag	Stops a control from being dragged any further.
	ExecuteAction	This is ExecuteAction, a member of class TComponent.
	ExecuteAction	Executes an action with the DB grid as its target.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	MouseCoord	Returns the row and column indexes of the cell that contains a point specified in screen coordinates.
	MouseWheelHandler	Dispatches messages received from a mouse wheel.
	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.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	Realign	Forces the control to realign children.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	SetSubComponent	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
	SetTextBuf	Sets the text of the control.
	Show	Makes a control visible.
	ShowPopupEditor	Displays the nested dataset associated with Column in a new window.
	Update	Processes any pending paint messages immediately.
	Update	Forces the control to update.
	UpdateAction	This is UpdateAction, a member of class TComponent.
	UpdateAction	Updates an action to reflect the current state of the grid.
	UpdateControlState	Respond to state change.
	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.
	ValidFieldIndex	Indicates whether an index into the columns array refers to a valid field in the dataset.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Action	Designates the action associated with the control.
	AlignDisabled	Indicates child control realignment disabled.
	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	Specifies the TCanvas object that presents a drawing surface for the control.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	EditorMode	Determines whether the current cell can be edited.
	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.
	FieldCount	Specifies the number of fields (columns) displayed in the grid.
	Fields	Provides indexed access to the field components that correspond to the columns.
	Floating	Indicates whether the control is floating.
	FloatingDockSiteClass	Specifies the class of the temporary control that hosts the control when it is floating.
	Handle	Provides access to the underlying Windows screen object for the control.
	HostDockSite	Specifies the control in which the control is docked.
	LRDockWidth	Specifies the width of the control when it is docked horizontally.
	MouseInClient	This is MouseInClient, a member of class TWinControl.
	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.
	SelectedField	Specifies the field component for the currently selected cell in the grid.
	SelectedIndex	Specifies the index of the currently selected column in the Columns array.
	SelectedRows	Specifies a set of bookmarks for all the records in the dataset that correspond to rows selected in the grid.
	Showing	Indicates whether the control is showing on the screen.
	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.
	VisibleDockClientCount	Specifies the number of visible controls that are docked on the windowed control.

Published Events

	Name	Description
	OnCellClick	Occurs when the user releases the mouse in one of the cells of the grid.
	OnColEnter	Occurs when focus moves to a new cell in the grid.
	OnColExit	Occurs just before a cell in the grid loses input focus.
	OnColumnMoved	Occurs when the user moves a column using the mouse.
	OnDblClick	Occurs when the user double-clicks the left mouse button when the mouse pointer is over the control.
	OnDragDrop	Occurs when the user drops an object being dragged.
	OnDragOver	Occurs when the user drags an object over a control.
	OnDrawColumnCell	Occurs when the grid needs to paint a cell.
	OnDrawDataCell	Occurs when the grid needs to paint a cell if the State property of Columns is csDefault.
	OnEditButtonClick	Occurs when the user presses the ellipsis button in a grid column.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	OnTitleClick	Occurs when the user releases the mouse in one of the column headers.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	Align	Determines how the control aligns within its container (parent control).
	AlignWithMargins	Indicates whether a control should be constrained by margins.
	Anchors	Specifies how the control is anchored to its parent.
	BiDiMode	Specifies the bi-directional mode for the control.
	BorderStyle	Determines whether a single line border is drawn around the grid.
	Color	Specifies the background color of the control.
	Columns	Describes the display attributes and field bindings of the columns.
	Constraints	Specifies the size constraints for the control.
	Ctl3D	Determines whether a control has a three-dimensional (3-D) or two-dimensional look.
	Cursor	Specifies the image used to represent the mouse pointer when it passes into the region covered by the control.
	DataSource	Identifies the link to the dataset where the data-aware grid finds its data.
	DefaultDrawing	Indicates whether the cells in the data-aware grid are drawn automatically.
	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.
	Enabled	Controls whether the control responds to mouse, keyboard, and timer events.
	FixedColor	Specifies the background color of the fixed rows and columns in the grid.
	Font	Controls the attributes of text written on or in the control.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Options	Specifies various display and behavioral properties of the data-aware grid.
	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.
	ParentShowHint	Determines where a control looks to find out if its Help Hint should be shown.
	PopupMenu	Identifies the pop-up menu associated with the control.
	ReadOnly	Indicates whether the grid is used for display only, or whether the user can edit data using the grid.
	ShowHint	Determines whether the control displays a Help Hint when the mouse pointer rests momentarily on the control.
	TabOrder	Indicates the position of the control in its parent's tab order.
	TabStop	Determines if the user can tab to a control.
	Tag	Stores an integer value as part of a component.
	TitleFont	Describes the font used to draw the column titles in the grid.
	Top	Specifies the Y coordinate of the top left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels.
	Visible	Determines whether the component appears onscreen.
	Width	Specifies the horizontal size of the control or form in pixels.

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