TIBDataBase Members

The following tables list the members exposed by TIBDataBase.

	Name	Description
	FComponentStyle	FComponentStyle is the field of the ComponentStyle read-only property.

Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Called when an application uses a component interface.
	_Release	Called when an application releases a component interface.
	AssignTo	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
	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	DefineProperties	Designates methods for storing an object's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
	DefineProperties	Provides an interface for a method that reads and writes otherwise unpublished data.
	DoConnect	Provides the interface for a method that opens a connection.
	DoDisconnect	Provides the interface for a method that terminates the connection.
	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	Enumerates all child components.
	GetConnected	Returns the value of the Connected property.
	GetDataSet	Returns a dataset, given its index in the DataSets property array.
	GetDataSetCount	Returns the value of the DataSetCount 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.
	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.
	Loaded	Initializes the connection component after all objects in the form or data module have been loaded.
	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	Reads the state of the component.
	RegisterClient	Registers an object that uses the connection component.
	SendConnectEvent	Informs all registered clients that use the connection component when a connection is opened or closed.
	SetAncestor	Clears or sets csAncestor state in the component's ComponentState property.
	SetChildOrder	Sets the visual ordering of a child control.
	SetConnected	Changes the value of the Connected property.
	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	Sets the parent component.
	UnRegisterClient	Removes a registered client so that it is no longer associated with the connection component.
	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	Writes the state of the component.

Protected Properties

	Name	Description
	StreamedConnected	Indicates whether the Connected property was true when the connection component was loaded from a stream.

Public Methods

	Name	Description
	_AddRef	Increments the reference count for this interface.
	_Release	Decrements the reference count for this interface.
	AddEventNotifier	Adds an event notifier to the database's internal list so that the database can handle registering and unregistering interest in events.
	AddTransaction	Adds an association between the transaction component and the database component.
	AfterConstruction	Responds after the last constructor has executed.
	ApplyUpdates	Posts pending cached updates for specified datasets to the database server.
	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.
	Call	Returns an error message based on the error code.
	CheckActive	Checks to see if the database connection is active.
	CheckDatabaseName	Checks to see if the DatabaseName property is not empty.
	CheckInactive	Checks to see if the database connection is inactive.
	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.
	Close	Closes the connection.
	CloseDataSets	Closes all datasets associated with the database component without disconnecting from the database server.
	Create	Creates an instance of a TIBDataBase component.
	CreateDatabase	Creates a database using Params.
	DefaultHandler	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
	Destroy	Destroys the instance of the database component.
	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.
	DropDatabase	Drops a database.
	Equals	Checks if the current instance and the parameter are equal.
	ExecuteAction	Executes an action.
	FieldAddress	This is the overview for the FieldAddress method overload.
	FindComponent	Indicates whether a given component is owned by the component.
	FindDefaultTransaction	Returns the default transaction.
	FindTransaction	Finds the index of a transaction.
	FlushSchema	Clears the schema cache for the database.
	ForceClose	Forces the database connection to close.
	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.
	GetEnumerator	Returns a TComponent enumerator.
	GetFieldNames	Populates a list with the names of the fields in the table.
	GetHashCode	Returns an integer containing the hash code.
	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.
	GetTableNames	Populates a string list with the names of tables in the database.
	Has_COMPUTED_BLR	Indicates whether a specified field in a specified relation includes a COMPUTED_BLR attribute.
	Has_DEFAULT_VALUE	Indicates whether a specified field in a specified relation includes a DEFAULT_VALUE attribute.
	HasParent	Verifies whether the component has a parent.
	IndexOfDBConst	Searches for the named parameter in the database parameters list.
	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 the overview for the MethodAddress method overload.
	MethodName	Returns the name of a class method by address.
	NewInstance	Allocates memory for an instance of an object type and returns a pointer to that new instance.
	Open	Opens the connection.
	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.
	RemoveComponent	Removes a specified component specified from the component's Components list.
	RemoveEventNotifier	Removes an event notifier from the database's internal list so that the database no longer handles registering and unregistering interest in events.
	RemoveFreeNotification	Disables destruction notification that was enabled by FreeNotification
	RemoveTransaction	Disassociates a transaction from the database.
	RemoveTransactions	Disassociates all transactions from the database.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SafeCallException	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
	SetHandle	Sets the handle for the database.
	SetSubComponent	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
	TestConnected	Tests whether a database is connected.
	ToString	Returns a string containing the class name.
	UnitName	Returns a string containing the unit name.
	UpdateAction	Updates the state of an action.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	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.
	DataSetCount	Indicates the number of datasets associated with the connection component.
	DataSets	Lists the datasets currently using this connection component.
	DBParamByDPB	Specifies the name of the database to associate with this database component.
	DesignInfo	Contains information used by the Form designer.
	Handle	Specifies the InterBase API database handle.
	HandleIsShared	Indicates whether or not a the handle is shared.
	InternalTransaction	Used internally by InterBase transactions.
	IsReadOnly	Indicates whether or not the database is set to read-only.
	Owner	Indicates the component that is responsible for streaming and freeing this component.
	SQLObjectCount	Returns the number of SQL objects.
	SQLObjects	Returns an SQL object.
	TransactionCount	Returns the number of transactions associated with the TIBDataBase component.
	Transactions	Specifies a transaction for the given index.
	VCLComObject	Represents information used internally by components that support COM.

Published Events

	Name	Description
	AfterConnect	Occurs after a connection is established.
	AfterDisconnect	Occurs after the connection closes.
	BeforeConnect	Occurs immediately before establishing a connection.
	BeforeDisconnect	Occurs immediately before the connection closes.
	OnDialectDowngradeWarning	Occurs after the SQL dialect of the client connection is downgraded.
	OnIdleTimer	Occurs after a database connection times out.
	OnLogin	Occurs when an application connects to a database.

Published Properties

	Name	Description
	AllowStreamedConnected	Indicates whether the Connected property can be set at design time.
	Connected	Indicates whether or not a database connection is active.
	DatabaseName	Specifies the name of the database to associate with this database component.
	DBSQLDialect	Returns the database SQL dialect.
	DefaultTransaction	Sets or returns the default database transaction.
	IdleTimer	Specifies how long the database should wait before disconnecting an idle connection.
	LoginPrompt	Specifies whether a login dialog appears immediately before opening a new connection.
	Name	Specifies the name of the component as referenced in code.
	Params	Specifies the database parameters to pass to the InterBase server.
	SQLDialect	Sets or returns the SQL dialect used by the client.
	Tag	Stores an integer value as part of a component.
	TraceFlags	Specifies the database operations to track with the SQL Monitor at runtime.

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