DesignIntf.IDesigner Methods

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Activate	public	Activates the form designer's window.
AddRef	public	Increments the reference count for this interface.
CanPaste	public	Indicates whether the user can paste the contents of the clipboard into the designer.
ChainCall	public	Used internally when creating event methods that call another event handler inherited from a frame.
ClearSelection	public	Clears the contents of the selected component or components.
CopySelection	public	Copies the selected component or components to the Windows clipboard
CreateChild	public	Creates a child control onto its parent.
CreateComponent	public	Creates a specified component.
CreateCurrentComponent	public	Creates an instance of the component that is currently selected on the component palette.
CreateMethod	public	Creates an event handler for an event.
CutSelection	public	Copies the selected component or components to the Windows clipboard
DeleteSelection	public	Deletes the selected component or components
Edit	public	Displays the component editor for the specified component.
FindRootAncestor	public
GetActiveClassGroup	public	Returns the class that activated the class group.
GetAncestorDesigner	public	Returns the value of the AncestorDesigner property.
GetAppDataDirectory	public	Returns the path to the Application Data folder.
GetBaseRegKey	public	Returns the name of the registry key or file where the form designer saves option values.
GetComponent	public	Returns the component with the name passed as a parameter.
GetComponentName	public	Returns the name of the component passed as its parameter.
GetComponentNames	public	Executes a callback for every component that can be assigned a property of a specified type.
GetCurrentParent	public
GetDesignerExtension	public	Returns the extension of the form designer.
GetIDEOptions	public	Returns an interface for reading and writing option values.
GetIsDormant	public	Returns the value of the IsDormant property.
GetMethodName	public	Returns the name of a specified event handler.
GetMethods	public
GetObject	public	Returns the persistent object with the name passed as a parameter.
GetObjectName	public	Returns the name of the object passed as its parameter.
GetObjectNames	public	Executes a callback for every object that can be assigned a property of a specified type.
GetPathAndBaseExeName	public	Returns the fully-qualified path name for the IDE's executable.
GetPrivateDirectory	public	Returns the private directory for the form designer.
GetProjectModules	public	Executes a callback for every module being edited by the form designer.
GetRoot	public	Returns the current entity being edited by the form designer.
GetRootClassName	public	Returns the class name for the root component.
GetScrollRanges	public	Returns the size of the logical designer window.
GetSelections	public	Fills a list with all selected components on the current root object.
GetShiftState	public	Returns the current state of the Shift, Alt, and Ctrl keys.
IsComponentHidden	public	Indicates whether a component does not appear directly in the form designer.
IsComponentLinkable	public	Indicates whether a component is declared in a unit used by the current root object.
IsSourceReadOnly	public	Indicates whether the source file for the component being designed is read-only.
MakeComponentLinkable	public	Makes the unit for a component usable by the root unit.
MethodExists	public	Specifies whether the given method exists in the unit that contains the form.
MethodFromAncestor	public	Specifies whether a method is implemented in the parent class.
ModalEdit	public	Passes a keystroke to a modal editor.
Modified	public	Notifies property and component editors when a change is made to a component.
ModuleFileNames	public	Indicates the files associated with the current root object.
NoSelection	public	Deselects all components in the form designer.
PasteSelection	public	Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected component or components.
QueryInterface	public	Returns a reference to a specified interface if the object supports that interface.
Release	public	Decrements the reference count for this interface.
RenameMethod	public	Renames an existing event handler.
Resurrect	public	The designer is becoming active after having been dormant.
Revert	public	Restores a specified property to its value before any edits were made.
SelectComponent	public	Selects the component designated by ADesignObject.
SelectItemName	public	Selects the object that is the implementation of a specified property.
SetSelections	public	Changes the currently selected set of components.
ShowMethod	public	Activates the code editor with the input cursor in a specified event handler.
Supports	public	Indicates whether a given interface supports a specific (another) interface.
UniqueName	public	Generates a unique name from a specified base string.