Vcl.Forms.TApplication Methods

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_AddRef	protected	Called when an application uses a component interface.
_Release	protected	Called when an application releases a component interface.
ActivateHint	public	Displays a hint window for the control at a specified position.
AddPopupForm	public	Adds a PopupForm to the current form.
AfterConstruction	public	Responds after the last constructor has executed.
ApplyBiDiKeyboardLayout	public
ApplyNonBiDiKeyboardLayout	public
Assign	public	Copies the contents of another similar object.
AssignTo	protected	Copies the properties of an object to a destination object.
AsyncSchedule	protected	Schedules asynch method calls.
BeforeDestruction	public	Performs any necessary actions before the first destructor is called.
BeginInvoke	public	Performs an asynchronous call to the method specified by either AProc or AFunc.
BringToFront	public	Sets the last active window as the topmost window on the desktop above all other applications.
CancelHint	public	Cancels the display of a hint for a control.
CanObserve	protected
ChangeName	protected	Sets the private, internal storage for the Name property to the string passed in NewName.
CheckDisposed	protected
ClassInfo	public	Returns a pointer to the run-time type information (RTTI) table for the object type.
ClassName	public	Returns a string indicating the type of the object instance (as opposed to the type of the variable passed as an argument).
ClassNameIs	public	Determines whether an object is of a specific type.
ClassParent	public	Returns the type of the immediate ancestor of a class.
ClassType	public	Returns the class reference for the object's class.
CleanupInstance	public	Performs finalization on long strings, variants, and interface variables within a class.
ControlDestroyed	public	Notifies the application when a control is destroyed.
Create	public	Creates a new application.
CreateForm	public	Creates a new form.
CreateHandle	public	Generates a main window for the application if it does not already have one.
DefaultHandler	public	Provides the interface for a method that processes message records.
DefineProperties	protected	Designates methods for storing an object's unpublished data on a stream such as a form file.
Destroy	public	Destroys the application instance and all of its associated memory.
DestroyComponents	public	Destroys all owned components.
Destroying	public	Indicates that the component and its owned components are about to be destroyed.
Dispatch	public	Calls message-handling methods for the object, based on the contents of the Message parameter.
DisposeOf	public	DisposeOf forces the execution of the destructor code in an object.
DoApplicationIdle	public	Processes messages in the Message queue for certain events.
EndFunctionInvoke	public	Blocks the caller until the specified ASyncResult completes.
EndInvoke	public	Blocks the caller until the specified ASyncResult completes.
Equals	public	Checks whether the current instance and the Obj parameter are equal.
ExecuteAction	public	Generates an OnActionExecute event.
FieldAddress	public	Returns the address of a published object field.
FindComponent	public	Indicates whether a given component is owned by the component.
Free	public	Destroys an object and frees its associated memory, if necessary.
FreeInstance	public	Deallocates memory allocated by a previous call to the NewInstance method.
FreeNotification	public	Ensures that AComponent is notified that the component is going to be destroyed.
FreeOnRelease	public	Frees the interface reference for components that were created from COM classes.
GetChildOwner	protected	Returns the owner of a child component being read from a stream.
GetChildParent	protected	Returns the parent or, if there is no parent, returns the owner of a child component being read from a stream.
GetChildren	protected	Enumerates all child components.
GetDeltaStreams	protected
GetDisposed	protected	Getter for the Disposed property.
GetEnumerator	public	Returns a TComponent enumerator.
GetHashCode	public	Returns an integer containing the hash code.
GetIDsOfNames	protected	Maps a single member and an optional set of argument names to a corresponding set of integer dispatch identifiers (dispIDs).
GetInterface	public	Retrieves a specified interface.
GetInterfaceEntry	public	Returns the entry for a specific interface implemented in a class.
GetInterfaceTable	public	Returns a pointer to a structure containing all of the interfaces implemented by a given class.
GetNamePath	public	Returns a string used by the Object Inspector.
GetObservers	protected	Getter of Observers.
GetOwner	protected	Returns the owner of a component.
GetParentComponent	public	Returns the containing component.
GetTypeInfo	protected	Retrieves the type information for an object.
GetTypeInfoCount	protected	Returns the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).
HandleException	public	Provides default handling of exceptions for the application.
HandleMessage	public	Interrupts the execution of an application while Windows processes a message in the Windows message queue.
HasParent	public	Verifies whether the component has a parent.
HelpCommand	public	Provides access to any of the Help commands in the application programming interface (API) of native Help handling functions HTMLHelp, WinHelp, or other.
HelpContext	public	Displays the Help topic specified by the numeric context identifier.
HelpJump	public	Displays the Help topic specified by the symbolic name.
HelpKeyword	public	Displays the Help topic specified by the keyword.
HelpShowTableOfContents	public	Shows the table of contents within the Help system.
HideHint	public	Hides the current hint.
HintMouseMessage	public	Regulates the display of hint windows.
HookMainWindow	public	Enables a native Windows dialog box to receive messages sent to the application's main window.
HookSynchronizeWakeup	public	Assigns a method to the WakeMainThread variable.
Idle	protected	Processes messages in the Message queue for certain events.
InheritsFrom	public	Determines the relationship of two object types.
Initialize	public	Provides an opportunity to initialize subsystems.
InitInstance	public	Initializes a newly allocated object instance to all zeros and initializes the instance's virtual method table pointer.
InsertComponent	public	Establishes the component as the owner of a specified component.
InstanceSize	public	Returns the size in bytes of each instance of the object type.
Invoke	protected	Provides access to Automation properties and methods when the component wraps an Automation object.
IsDlgMsg	protected	Returns True if Msg is a dialog message, or False otherwise.
IsHintMsg	protected	Returns True if Msg is a hint message, or False otherwise.
IsImplementorOf	public	Indicates whether the component implements a specified interface.
IsKeyMsg	protected	Returns True if Msg is a key message, or False otherwise.
IsMDIMsg	protected	Returns True if Msg is a MDI message, or False otherwise.
IsPreProcessMessage	protected	Returns True if Msg is a preprocess message, or False otherwise.
IsRightToLeft	public	Specifies whether the application adjusts its interface for Middle Eastern locales.
IsShortCut	protected	Evaluates an input key combination to determine whether it is a shortcut.
Loaded	protected	Initializes the component after the form file has been read into memory.
MessageBox	public	Displays a specified message to the user.
MethodAddress	public	Returns the address of a class method by name.
MethodName	public	Returns the name of a class method by address.
Minimize	public	Shrinks an application to the Windows task bar.
ModalFinished	public	Track closing of modal form.
ModalStarted	public	Track opening of modal form.
NewInstance	public	Allocates memory for an instance of an object type and returns a pointer to that new instance.
NormalizeAllTopMosts	public	Makes forms that have been designated as topmost forms (their FormStyle is fsStayOnTop) behave as if they were not topmost forms.
NormalizeTopMosts	public	Makes forms that have been designated as topmost forms (their FormStyle is fsStayOnTop) behave as if they were not topmost forms.
Notification	protected	Forwards notification messages to all owned components.
ObserverAdded	protected
operator ()	public	C++ conversion of a TComponent into a System.Classes.IInterfaceComponentReference or a System.IInterface, depending on casting.
PaletteCreated	protected	Responds when the component is created from the component palette.
ProcessMessages	public	Interrupts the execution of an application so that it can process the message queue.
QualifiedClassName	public	Returns the qualified name of the class.
QueryInterface	protected	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the current component supports that interface.
ReadState	protected	Reads the state of the component.
ReferenceInterface	public	Establishes or removes internal links that cause this component to be notified when the implementer of a specified interface is destroyed.
RemoveComponent	public	Removes a specified component specified from the component's Components list.
RemoveFreeNotification	public	Disables the destruction notification that was enabled by FreeNotification.
RemoveFreeNotifications	protected	Notifies all owned components of the owner component's imminent destruction.
RemovePopupForm	public	Removes a PopupForm from the current form.
Restore	public	Restores a minimized application to its normal size.
RestoreTopMosts	public	Restores forms designated as fsStayOnTop to be topmost again.
Run	public	Executes the application.
SafeCallException	public	Handles exceptions in methods declared using the safecall calling convention.
SetAncestor	protected	Clears or sets csAncestor state in the component's ComponentState property.
SetChildOrder	protected	Sets the visual ordering of a child control.
SetDesigning	protected	Ensures that components inserted at design time have their design-mode flag set.
SetDesignInstance	protected	Ensures that components inserted at design time have their design-mode flag set.
SetInline	protected	Sets the csInline bit of the component's ComponentState property.
SetName	protected	Sets the value of the Name property.
SetParentComponent	protected	Sets the parent component.
SetSubComponent	public	Identifies whether the component is a subcomponent.
ShowException	public	Displays a message box for exceptions that are not caught by application code.
Terminate	public	Ends application execution.
ToString	public	Returns a string containing the class name.
UnhookMainWindow	public	Releases a dialog procedure previously hooked by a call to the HookMainWindow method.
UnhookSynchronizeWakeup	public	Removes the method that was assigned to the WakeMainThread variable by HookSynchronizeWakeup.
UnitName	public	Returns the name of the unit where the class is defined.
UnitScope	public	Returns the class's unit scope.
UpdateAction	public	Generates an OnActionUpdate event.
Updated	protected	Clears the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property when the component finishes updating.
UpdateRegistry	protected	Provides the interface for a method that adds type library and version information to the Registry on components that implement COM interfaces.
Updating	protected	Sets the csUpdating state in the component's ComponentState property.
UseMetropolisUI	public
UseRightToLeftAlignment	public	Specifies whether the application object is in a right-to-left alignment mode.
UseRightToLeftReading	public	Specifies whether the application object is in a right-to-left text mode.
UseRightToLeftScrollBar	public	Specifies whether the vertical scroll bar appears on the left side controls.
ValidateContainer	protected	Determines whether an object can be inserted into a container.
ValidateInsert	protected	Provides the interface for a method that validates a child component before it is inserted.
ValidateRename	protected	Ensures that renaming an owned component does not create a name conflict.
WriteState	protected	Writes the state of the component.