TDecisionCube Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TDecisionCube.

	Name	Description
	FComponentStyle	This is FComponentStyle, a member of class TComponent.

Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Called when an application uses a component interface.
	_Release	Called when an application releases a component interface.
	ActiveChanged	This is ActiveChanged, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	BinMapHasBinData	This is BinMapHasBinData, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	CanDimBeClosed	This is CanDimBeClosed, a member of class TDecisionCube.
	CanSumBeClosed	This is CanSumBeClosed, a member of class TDecisionCube.
	ChangeName	Sets the private, internal storage for the Name property to the string passed in NewName.
	DefineProperties	Designates methods for storing an object's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	DoAfterClose	This is DoAfterClose, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	DoAfterOpen	This is DoAfterOpen, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	DoBeforeClose	This is DoBeforeClose, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	DoBeforeOpen	This is DoBeforeOpen, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	DoOnRefresh	This is DoOnRefresh, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	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.
	GetCurrentSummary	This is GetCurrentSummary, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	GetDataSet	This is GetDataSet, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	GetDomain	This is GetDomain, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	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.
	GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object.
	GetTypeInfoCount	Returns the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).
	Invoke	Provides access to Automation properties and methods when the component wraps an Automation object.
	LayoutChanged	This is LayoutChanged, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	Loaded	Initializes the component after the form file has been read into memory.
	Notification	Forwards notification messages to all owned components.
	Notification	Forwards notification messages to all owned components.
	PaletteCreated	Responds when the component is created from the component palette.
	QueryInterface	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
	ReadState	This is ReadState, a member of class TComponent.
	SetAncestor	This is SetAncestor, a member of class TComponent.
	SetChildOrder	This is SetChildOrder, a member of class TComponent.
	SetCurrentSummary	This is SetCurrentSummary, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	SetDataSet	This is SetDataSet, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	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.
	SetInline	Sets the csInline bit of the component's ComponentState property
	SetName	Sets the value of the Name property.
	SetParentComponent	This is SetParentComponent, a member of class TComponent.
	Updated	Clears the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property when the component finishes updating.
	UpdateRegistry	Provides the interface for a method that adds type library and version information to the Registry on components that implement COM interfaces.
	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.
	WriteState	This is WriteState, a member of class TComponent.

Protected Properties

	Name	Description
	DataCache	This is DataCache, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	DataLink	This is DataLink, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	DataSource	This is DataSource, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	InternalDataSource	This is InternalDataSource, a member of class TCustomDataStore.
	State	This is State, a member of class TCustomDataStore.

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.
	CalcSubTotals	Calculates dimension subtotals.
	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.
	Create	Creates an instance of TDecisionCube.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	Destroy	Destroys an instance of TDecisionCube.
	DestroyComponents	Destroys all owned components.
	Destroying	Indicates that the component and its owned components are about to be destroyed.
	Dispatch	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
	ExecuteAction	This is ExecuteAction, a member of class TComponent.
	FieldAddress	Returns the address of a published object field.
	FindComponent	Indicates whether a given component is owned by the component.
	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.
	GetDetailSQL	Returns an SQL statement that can be used to generate the described subset of the data in the decision cube.
	GetDimensionMemberCount	Returns the number of distinct values for a dimension of the data store.
	GetDimensionName	Returns the name of an active dimension.
	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.
	GetMemberAsString	Returns the specified value from a dimension of the data store, formatted as a string.
	GetMemberAsVariant	Returns the specified value from a dimension of the crosstabulated data store.
	GetMemoryUsage	Returns the number of bytes of memory used to cache the multidimensional array of summaries along all active dimensions.
	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.
	GetSQL	Returns an SQL statement that can be used to generate the described subset of the data in the decision cube
	GetSummaryAsString	Returns the value of the current summary for a set of values along all the active dimensions.
	GetSummaryAsVariant	Returns the value of the current summary for a set of values along all the active dimensions.
	GetSummaryName	Returns the name of an active summary.
	HasParent	This is HasParent, a member of class TComponent.
	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.
	InsertComponent	Establishes the component as the owner of a specified component.
	InstanceSize	Returns the size in bytes of each instance of the object type.
	IsImplementorOf	Indicates whether the component implements a specified interface.
	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.
	ReferenceInterface	Establishes or removes internal links that cause this component to be notified when the implementer of a specified interface is destroyed.
	Refresh	Updates the dimension map of the crosstabulated data store.
	RemoveComponent	Removes a specified component specified from the component's Components list.
	RemoveFreeNotification	Disables destruction notification that was enabled by FreeNotification
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SetSubComponent	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
	ShowCubeDialog	Displays the Decision Cube editor.
	StateChanged	Updates the dimension map when the pivot state changes.
	UpdateAction	This is UpdateAction, a member of class TComponent.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Active	Specifies whether the decision cube can provide data.
	BinData	Indicates whether all the dimensions in the multidimensional array include a cell for every value along the dimension.
	Capacity	Limits the memory that may be used by the cached array of summary values.
	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.
	CurrentSummary	Specifies the index of the current summary from the set of active summaries maintained by the crosstabulated data store.
	DesignInfo	Contains information used by the Form designer.
	DesignState	Specifies how much data is displayed by the decision cube at design time.
	DimensionCount	Specifies the number of dimensions cached by the crosstabulated data store.
	DimensionMapCount	Specifies the total number of fields from the dataset that make up the dimensions and summaries of the dimension map.
	Owner	Indicates the component that is responsible for streaming and freeing this component.
	SummaryCount	Specifies the number of summary fields cached by the crosstabulated data store.
	VCLComObject	Represents information used internally by components that support COM.

Published Events

	Name	Description
	AfterClose	Occurs immediately after the crosstabulated data store has been deactivated.
	AfterOpen	Occurs immediately after the crosstabulated data store has been activated.
	BeforeClose	Occurs immediately before the crosstabulated data store is deactivated.
	BeforeOpen	Occurs immediately before the crosstabulated data store is activated.
	OnLowCapacity	Occurs when the multidimensional cache requires more memory than is allowed by the Capacity property.
	OnRefresh	Occurs immediately before the dimension map is changed.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	DataSet	Specifies the dataset that provides the fields which make up the dimensions and summaries maintained by the crosstabulated data store.
	DimensionMap	Describes the dimensions and summaries maintained by the crosstabulated data store.
	MaxCells	Limits the number of cells that can be included in the cache at any one time.
	MaxDimensions	Limits the number of dimensions that can be cached by the crosstabulated data store at any one time.
	MaxSummaries	Limits the number of summaries that can be cached by the crosstabulated data store at one time.
	Name	Specifies the name of the component as referenced in code.
	ShowProgressDialog	Determines whether a progress bar appears when the cache of crosstabulated values is built.
	Tag	Stores an integer value as part of a component.

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