TStringGrid

type TStringGrid = class(TCustomStringGrid)

protected

  procedure WSRegisterClass; override;

WSRegisterClass - Register this Class for the current Widget Set

public

  property Modified;

Whether or not the current cell has been Modified

published

  property Align;

Used to align the control to the top, bottom, left or right of its client.

  property AlternateColor;

The colour to be used for the background on alternate rows of the grid. Having alternate rows in different colours can make the grid easier to read.

  property Anchors;

The set of anchor definitions for this control

  property AutoAdvance;

Automatically advance down the grid on successive mouse clicks or presses of the ENTER or TAB key

  property AutoEdit;

Whether the Edit mode is automatically entered when a cell is selected

  property AutoFillColumns;

Automatically fill columns with default values if nothing else specified

  property BorderSpacing;

Determines the border spacing for this control

  property BorderStyle;

BorderStyle - none, or single

  property Color;

Determine the colour for the current control

  property ColCount;

Number of columns of the grid.

  property Columns;

The properties of the columns in this grid

  property Constraints;

  property DefaultColWidth;

Default value for the width of newly created grid columns.

  property DefaultDrawing;

Is the default drawing method to be used for this grid? Default is TRUE

  property DefaultRowHeight;

Default value for the height of newly created grid rows.

  property DragCursor;

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

  property DragKind;

DragKind - what sort of dragging? Drag or Dock

  property DragMode;

DragMode - whether manual or automatic

  property Enabled;

Whether the control is Enabled. If not, it usually appears 'greyed-out'

  property ExtendedSelect;

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

  property FixedColor;

The color for the fixed cells of the grid.

  property FixedCols;

Number of the fixed columns of the grid (ie the columns containing title or identifier material, that don't get scrolled when the rest of the grid moves).

  property FixedRows;

Number of the fixed rows of the grid (ie the rows containing title or identifier material, that don't get scrolled when the rest of the grid moves).

  property Flat;

Is the cell to be displayed Flat, ie with no texturing or raised/lowered effect

  property Font;

  property GridLineWidth;

Width (thickness) of GridLines

  property HeaderHotZones;

HeaderHotZones - the header zones corresponding to the position of the mouse cursor

  property HeaderPushZones;

HeaderPushZones - the zones of the header that have been pushed down (selected)

  property MouseWheelOption;

  property Options;

The options available for use in this grid

  property ParentColor;

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

  property ParentFont;

  property ParentShowHint;

ParentShowHint - does the control adopt the same hinting behaviour as its parent? Default is true

  property PopupMenu;

PopupMenu - a context-sensitive menu that pops up when the right mouse button is clicked over this control

  property RowCount;

Number of rows in the grid

  property ScrollBars;

The ScrollBars to be used with this grid

  property ShowHint;

Flag to determine: Is hint to be displayed for this control?

  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 TitleFont;

The font to be used in the grid's title

  property TitleImageList;

TitleImageList - the list of images to be used with the titles

  property TitleStyle;

The style to be used for the grid's title

  property UseXORFeatures;

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

  property Visible;

Visible - can the control be seen?

  property VisibleColCount;

The number of visible columns

  property VisibleRowCount;

The number of visible rows

  property OnBeforeSelection;

OnBeforeSelection - event handler for use before a selection is made

  property OnChangeBounds;

Event handler for a change in bounds of the control

  property OnClick;

Event Handler for mouse click

  property OnColRowDeleted;

Event handler when a grid column or row is deleted

  property OnColRowExchanged;

Event handler when a grid column or row has its position exchanged with another

  property OnColRowInserted;

Event handler when a column or row is inserted into the grid

  property OnColRowMoved;

Event handler when a grid column or row is moved

  property OnCompareCells;

Event handler for comparing the contents of cells

  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 OnDblClick;

Event Handle for mouse double-click

  property OnDrawCell;

Event handler for drawing a cell

  property OnEditButtonClick;

Event handler for when the Edit button is clicked

  property OnEditingDone;

Event handler when editing is done

  property OnEndDock;

Event handler for the end of a docking manoeuvre

  property OnEndDrag;

Event handler for the end of a dragging process

  property OnEnter;

OnEnter - event handler for when the mouse enters the control, and the control receives focus

  property OnExit;

OnExit - event handler for when the mouse leaves the control and it loses focus

  property OnGetEditMask;

Event handler for finding the edit mask while editing a grid cell

  property OnGetEditText;

Event handler for finding the text to be edited in a grid cell

  property OnHeaderClick;

Event handler when a column or row header is clicked

  property OnHeaderSized;

Event handler when a column or row header is re-sized

  property OnKeyDown;

OnKeyDown - event handler for instance when key is down while control has focus

  property OnKeyPress;

OnKeyPress - event controller for a key being pressed while the control has focus. To properly handle national chars use UTF8KeyPress instead.

  property OnKeyUp;

OnKeyUp - event handler for instance when a key is up (not pressed) while the control has focus

  property OnMouseDown;

Event handler for when a mouse button is pressed down

  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 OnMouseWheel;

  property OnMouseWheelDown;

OnMouseWheelDown - event handler for downward movement of mouse wheel

  property OnMouseWheelUp;

OnMouseWheelUp - event handler for upward movement of mouse wheel

  property OnPickListSelect;

Event handler for selecting an item from a picklist (eg drop-down list in TComboBox)

  property OnPrepareCanvas;

Event handler to prepare the Canvas for drawing

  property OnResize;

Event Handler for resize of control

  property OnSelectEditor;

Event handler for selecting an editor

  property OnSelection;

Event handler for when an area of a grid (one or a group of cells) is selected

  property OnSelectCell;

Event handler when a grid cell is selected

  property OnSetEditText;

Event handler for storing the text that has been edited in a cell

  property OnShowHint;

Event Handler when a hint needs to be shown

  property OnStartDock;

Event handler for the start of a docking manoeuvre

  property OnStartDrag;

Event handler for start of dragging process

  property OnTopLeftChanged;

Event handler when the top left cell is changed (ie the grid has been scrolled so that a different cell occupies top left)

  property OnUTF8KeyPress;

UTF8KeyPress - event controller for a key being pressed while the control has focus.

  property OnValidateEntry;

  property OnContextPopup;

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

end;

TStringGrid

TStringGrid - a specialised grid for displaying strings (text material) in a matrix of columns and rows

TCustomStringGrid

TCustomStringGrid - base class for TStringGrid

TCustomDrawGrid

TCustomDrawGrid - Base Class for drawn grids including TDrawGrid and TStringGrid

TCustomGrid

TCustomGrid - the base class for all grid controls

TCustomControl

TCustomControl - a base class for many window controls

TWinControl

TWinControl - the base class for all windowed controls

TControl

TControl - the main ancestor class for visual controls.

TLCLComponent

TObject

HowToUseGrids

How to use Grids including StringGrids, DrawGrids and DbGrids