TCustomStringGrid

type TCustomStringGrid = class(TCustomDrawGrid)

protected

  procedure AutoAdjustColumn(); override;

AutoAdjustColumn - automatically adjust column properties to accommodate largest object

  procedure CalcCellExtent(); override;

CalcCellExtent - calculate the dimensions required for the cell specified by aCol, aRow

  procedure DefineProperties(); override;

  function DoCompareCells(); override;

DoCompareCells - perform the comparison of two or more cells in a grid

  procedure DoCopyToClipboard; override;

DoCopyToClipboard - copy the selected data to the clipboard, leaving the original data in place

  procedure DoCutToClipboard; override;

DoCutToClipboard - cut the data from its current site and place it on the clipboard

  procedure DoPasteFromClipboard; override;

DoPasteFromClipboard paste the data from the clipboard to the current location

  procedure DrawCell(); override;

DrawCell - draws a cell at the given grid location (Col, Row) or in the specified Rectangle

  procedure DrawCellAutonumbering(); override;

DrawCellAutonumbering - draws a cell using auto numbering

  function GetCells(); virtual;

  procedure GetCheckBoxState(); override;

GetCheckBoxState - returns the state of the checkbox at the specified position

  function GetEditText(); override;

GetEditText - returns the Edit text string for the specified cell

  procedure LoadContent(); override;

LoadContent - method to load a configuration

  procedure Loaded; override;

  procedure SaveContent(); override;

SaveContent as specified in the XML configuration variable

  procedure SelectionSetText();

SelectionSetText - stores the text in the selection

  procedure SetCells(); virtual;

  procedure SetCheckboxState(); override;

  procedure SetEditText(); override;

SetEditText - specifies the text-string to be placed in the Editor for processing

  property Modified: Boolean; [rw]

Whether or not the current cell has been Modified

public

  constructor Create(); override;

Create - constructor for TCustomStringGrid: calls inherited Create then sets up default styles, layout and alignment

  destructor Destroy; override;

Destroy - destructor for TCustomStringGrid: frees maps of columns and rows, then calls inherited Destroy

  procedure AutoSizeColumn();

AutoSizeColumn - automatically adjust width of column to accommodate widest text

  procedure AutoSizeColumns;

AutoSizeColumns - automatically resizes all columns by adjusting them to fit in the longest text in each column

  procedure Clean();

Clean all cells in the grid subject to the given CleanOptions, optionally specifying a range of cells or a rectangular region.

  procedure CopyToClipboard;

CopyToClipboard - copy the selected text to the clipboard

  property Cells: String; [rw]

Cells - the text content of a cell or cells, indexed by aCol, aRow

  property Cols: TStrings; [rw]

Cols - get or set a list of strings for column names as specified by the index

  property DefaultTextStyle;

Default style for displaying text - includes alignment, layout, single or multi-lines

  property EditorMode;

Is grid ready to accept edits? (EditorMode True)

  property ExtendedSelect;

ExtendedSelect - the ability to select cells beyond the boundary of the visible part of the grid

  property Objects: TObject; [rw]

The Objects present in the specified cell

  property Rows: TStrings; [rw]

Rows - gets or sets a list of strings for row names as specified by index

  property UseXORFeatures;

UseXORFeatures: When True, the dotted focus rectangle is painted using the XOR raster operation

end;

TCustomStringGrid

TCustomStringGrid - base class for TStringGrid

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TCustomGrid - the base class for all grid controls

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TCustomControl - a base class for many window controls

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TWinControl - the base class for all windowed controls

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TControl - the main ancestor class for visual controls.

TLCLComponent

TObject

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