TForm Members Public Methods

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.
	ArrangeIcons	Arranges the icons of minimized MDI child forms.
	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.
	Cascade	Arranges MDI child forms so they overlap.
	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 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.
	Next	Activates the next child form in the form sequence.
	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.
	Previous	Activates the previous MDI child form in the form sequence.
	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.
	Tile	Arranges MDI child forms so that they are all the same size.
	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.