[Overview][Constants][Types][Classes][Procedures and functions][Index] Reference for unit 'StdCtrls' (#lcl)

TStaticText

[Properties (by Name)] [Methods (by Name)] [Events (by Name)]

TStaticText : a box to display a Constant Text String

Declaration

Source position: stdctrls.pp line 964

type TStaticText = class(TCustomStaticText)

published

  property Align;

  

Used to align the control in one of four directions.

  property Alignment;

  

Alignment - whether text is centered, left- or right-justified

  property Anchors;

  

The set of anchor definitions for this control

  property AutoSize;

  

Whether auto-size is to be used

  property BidiMode;

  

BiDiMode - enabling bi-directional writing

  property BorderSpacing;

  

Determines the border spacing for this control

  property BorderStyle;

  

BorderStyle - none, or single

  property Caption;

  

Caption - the text-string appearing on the Control, usually used to identify its function

  property Color;

  

Determine the colour for the current control

  property Constraints;

  

Determine Constraints (max and min height and width) for this control

  property DragCursor;

  

DragCursor - the style of cursor to be used during the Drag process

  property DragMode;

  

DragMode - whether manual or automatic

  property FocusControl;

  

FocusControl - the control that currently receives focus

  property Font;

  

The Font to be used for text in this control

  property OnChangeBounds;

  

Event handler for a change in bounds of the control

  property OnClick;

  

Event Handler for mouse click

  property OnContextPopup;

  

Event handler to supply information when a context-sensitive pop-up menu is required

  property OnDblClick;

  

Event Handle for mouse double-click

  property OnDragDrop;

  

Event handler for the Drag-Drop manoeuvre

  property OnDragOver;

  

Event handler for the case when a control is dragged over another control

  property OnEndDrag;

  

Event handler for the end of a dragging process

  property OnMouseDown;

  

Event handler for when a mouse button is pressed down

  property OnMouseEnter;

  

Event handler for when the mouse enters the area of the current control

  property OnMouseLeave;

  

Event handler for when the mouse leaves the area of the current control

  property OnMouseMove;

  

Event handler for mouse movement within the current control

  property OnMouseUp;

  

Event handler for when the mouse button is released, ie "up"

  property OnResize;

  

Event Handler for resize of control

  property OnStartDrag;

  

Event handler for start of dragging process

  property ParentBidiMode;

  

ParentBiDiMode - does the control follow the BiDiMode settings of its parent?

  property ParentFont;

  

ParentFont - should the control use the same font as the parent? Default is true

  property ParentColor;

  

ParentColor - should the control have the same colour as the parent? Default is true

  property ShowAccelChar;

  

ShowAccelChar - underline the character in the static text that acts as an accelerator with a shortcut key

  property TabOrder;

  

The place this control occupies in the list of tabs

  property TabStop;

  

Is the control in the sequence of controls accessed by successive presses of the Tab key?

  property Visible;

  

Visible - can the control be seen?

end;

Inheritance

TStaticText

  

TStaticText : a box to display a Constant Text String

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TCustomStaticText

  

TCustomStaticText : the base class for Static Text

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TWinControl

  

TWinControl - the base class for all windowed controls

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TControl

  

TControl - the main ancestor class for visual controls.

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TLCLComponent

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TObject

Description

TStaticText : a box to display a Constant Text String

Use this control to display a statement or comment that is not likely to change very often, or is not usually responsive to user actions

See also

HowToUseStdCtrls

  

How to use StdCtrls, ComCtrls or ExtCtrls