Graphic Controls

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The following components make it easy to incorporate graphics into an application.

Use this component:	To display:
Vcl.ExtCtrls.TImage	Graphics files
Vcl.ExtCtrls.TShape	Geometric shapes
Vcl.ExtCtrls.TBevel	3-D lines and frames
Vcl.ExtCtrls.TPaintBox	Graphics drawn by your program at run time
Vcl.ComCtrls.TAnimate	AVI files (VCL applications)

Types of Graphic Controls

• Images
• Shapes
• Bevels
• Paint Boxes
• Animation Control

Notice that these include common paint routines (Repaint, Invalidate, and so on) that never need to receive focus.

To create a graphic control, see Creating a graphic control.

See Also

• Vcl.Graphics.TGraphic