GroupBox
Description
The GroupBox component represents a standard Windows group box, used to group related controls on a form.
Class: TdbGroupBox
Properties
Property |
Type |
Description |
CanFocus |
Boolean |
It checks if the component can get input focus, which is usually necessary before using the SetFocus method. If a component has Visible = False or Enabled = False property, or if the component is located on a parent component with those properties, using the SetFocus method will cause an error. example: if Form1.GroupBox1.CanFocus then Form1.GroupBox1.SetFocus; |
Caption |
Defines the title of the component. |
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Color |
Specifies the background color of the control. The color change for this component does not work since Windows Vista. |
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ControlCount |
Integer |
Returns the number of child controls. |
Controls[i] |
TControl |
Access to a control by its index. |
TCursor |
Specifies the image used to represent the mouse pointer when it passes into the region covered by the control. More info. |
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Enabled |
Boolean |
Controls whether the component responds to mouse, keyboard, and timer events. |
Focused |
Boolean |
Determines whether the control has input focus. |
TFont |
Allows you to set font name, size, color and style. The color change for this component does not work since Windows Vista. More info. |
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Hint |
String |
Hint contains the text string that appears when the user moves the mouse over the component., see also ShowHint |
Name |
String |
The name of the component. |
ShowHint |
Boolean |
Specifies whether to show the Help Hint when the mouse pointer moves over the component, see also Hint |
TabOrder |
Integer |
Indicates the position of the component in its parent's tab order. TabOrder is the order in which child components are visited when the user presses the Tab key. |
TabStop |
Boolean |
Determines whether the user can tab to a control. Use the TabStop to allow or disallow access to the control using the Tab key. |
Tag |
Integer |
Allows you to assign a number to a component for your own needs. |
TagString |
String |
Allows you to assign a string to a component for your own needs. |
Visible |
Boolean |
Specifies whether the component appears onscreen. |
Left |
Integer |
Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent. |
Top |
Integer |
Specifies the vertical coordinate of the upper-left of a component relative to its parent. |
Width |
Integer |
Specifies the horizontal size of the component in pixels. |
Height |
Integer |
Specifies the vertical size of the component in pixels. |
Methods
Method |
Description |
procedure SetFocus |
Gives the input focus to the component. |
Events
Event |
Description |
OnClick (Sender: TObject) |
Occurs when the user clicks the component. |
OnDoubleClick (Sender: TObject) |
Occurs when the user double-clicks the left mouse button when the mouse pointer is over the component. |
OnEnter (Sender: TObject) |
Occurs when a component receives the input focus. |
OnExit (Sender: TObject) |
Occurs when the input focus shifts away from one component to another. |
OnMouseDown (Sender: TObject; MouseLeft, MouseRight, MouseMiddle: boolean; Shift, Alt, Ctrl: boolean; X, Y: Integer) |
Occurs when the user presses a mouse button with the mouse pointer over a component. |
OnMouseEnter (Sender: TObject) |
Occurs when the user moves the mouse into a component. |
OnMouseLeave (Sender: TObject) |
Occurs when the user moves the mouse outside of a component. |
OnMouseMove (Sender: TObject; Shift, Alt, Ctrl: boolean; X, Y: Integer) |
Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer while the mouse pointer is over a component. |
OnMouseUp (Sender: TObject; MouseLeft, MouseRight, MouseMiddle: boolean; Shift, Alt, Ctrl: boolean; X, Y: Integer) |
Occurs when the user releases a mouse button that was pressed with the mouse pointer over a component. |
OnDropFiles (Sender: TObject; ArrayOfFiles: array of string; X, Y: Integer) |
Occurs when user tries to drag and drop a file from explorer to a form. More info. |