TComponent

type TComponent = class(TPersistent, IUnknown, IInterfaceComponentReference) end;

protected

  procedure Notification(); virtual;

Called by components that are freed and which received a FreeNotification.

public

  procedure WriteState(); virtual;

Writes the component to a stream.

  constructor Create(); virtual;

Creates a new instance of the component.

  destructor Destroy; override;

Destroys the instance of the component.

  procedure BeforeDestruction; override;

Overrides standard BeforeDestruction.

  procedure DestroyComponents;

Destroy child components.

  procedure Destroying;

Called when the component is being destroyed

  function ExecuteAction(); dynamic;

Standard action execution method.

  function FindComponent();

Finds and returns the named component in the owned components.

  procedure FreeNotification();

Ask the component to notify called when it is being destroyed.

  procedure RemoveFreeNotification();

Remove a component from the Free Notification list.

  procedure FreeOnRelease;

Part of the IVCLComObject interface.

  function GetEnumerator;

Create an IEnumerator instance

  function GetNamePath; override;

Returns the name path of this component.

  function GetParentComponent; dynamic;

Returns the parent component.

  function HasParent; dynamic;

Does the component have a parent ?

  procedure InsertComponent();

Insert the given component in the list of owned components.

  procedure RemoveComponent();

Remove the given component from the list of owned components.

  function SafeCallException(); override;

Part of the IVCLComObject Interface.

  procedure SetSubComponent();

Sets the csSubComponent style.

  function UpdateAction(); dynamic;

Updates the state of an action.

  property ComObject: IUnknown; [r]

Interface reference implemented by the component

  function IsImplementorOf();

Checks if the current component is the implementor of the interface

  procedure ReferenceInterface();

Interface implementation of Notification

  property Components []: TComponent; [r]

Indexed list (zero-based) of all owned components.

  property ComponentCount: Integer; [r]

Count of owned components

  property ComponentIndex: Integer; [rw]

Index of component in it's owner's list.

  property ComponentState: TComponentState; [r]

Current component's state.

  property ComponentStyle: TComponentStyle; [r]

Current component's style.

  property DesignInfo: LongInt; [rw]

Information for IDE designer.

  property Owner: TComponent; [r]

Owner of this component.

  property VCLComObject: Pointer; [rw]

Not implemented.

published

  property Name: TComponentName; [rws]

Name of the component.

  property Tag: PtrInt; [rw]

Tag value of the component.

TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference

Base class for all components that need owner-owned functionality.

TPersistent,IFPObserved

Base class for streaming system and persistent properties.

TObject

Base class of all classes.