TControl Properties

The properties of the TControl class are listed here.

	Name	Description
	ActionLink	Contains the action link object associated with the control.
	AutoSize	Specifies whether the control sizes itself automatically to accommodate its contents.
	Caption	Specifies a text string that identifies the control to the user.
	Color	Specifies the background color of the 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.
	IsControl	Determines whether a form stores its form-specific properties to a stream.
	MouseCapture	Indicates whether the control has "captured" mouse events.
	ParentBiDiMode	Specifies whether the control uses its parent's BiDiMode.
	ParentColor	Determines where a control looks for its color 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.
	PopupMenu	Identifies the pop-up menu associated with the control.
	ScalingFlags	Reflects which attributes of the control have been scaled.
	Text	Contains a text string associated with the control.
	WheelAccumulator	Accumulates mouse wheel rotations.
	WindowText	Contains the text string of the control.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Action	Designates the action associated with the control.
	Align	Determines how the control aligns within its container (parent control).
	Anchors	Specifies how the control is anchored to its parent.
	BiDiMode	Specifies the bi-directional mode for the control.
	BoundsRect	Specifies the bounding rectangle of the control, expressed in the coordinate system of the parent 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.
	Constraints	Specifies the size constraints for the control.
	ControlState	Indicates the current state of a control at runtime.
	ControlStyle	Determines style characteristics of the control.
	DockOrientation	Specifies how the control is docked relative to other controls docked in the same parent.
	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.
	HostDockSite	Specifies the control in which the control is docked.
	LRDockWidth	Specifies the width of the control when it is docked horizontally.
	Parent	Indicates the parent of the control.
	ShowHint	Determines whether the control displays a Help Hint when the mouse pointer rests momentarily on the 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.
	Visible	Determines whether the component appears onscreen.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	AlignWithMargins	Indicates whether a control should be constrained by margins.
	Cursor	Specifies the image used to represent the mouse pointer when it passes into the region covered by 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.
	Left	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent.
	Margins	Specifies the margins for the control.
	Top	Specifies the Y coordinate of the top left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels.
	Width	Specifies the horizontal size of the control or form in pixels.

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