[Overview][Constants][Types][Classes][Procedures and functions][Index] Reference for unit 'StdCtrls' (#lcl)

TStaticText

[Properties (by Name)] [Methods (by Name)] [Events (by Name)]

Control to display a text value which does not change.

Declaration

Source position: stdctrls.pp line 1121

type TStaticText = class(TCustomStaticText)

published

  property Align: TAlign;

  

Specifies the placement of the control inside its Parent.

  property Alignment: TAlignment;

  

The horizontal alignment for the text; centered, left- or right-justified.

  property Anchors: TAnchors;

  

The set of anchor definitions for this control.

  property AutoSize: Boolean;

  

Allows automatic adjustment of the size for the control, according to its content.

  property BidiMode: TBiDiMode;

  

Customization (of text controls) in bidirectional reading environments.

  property BorderSpacing: TControlBorderSpacing;

  

Determines the inner and outer border spacing for this control.

  property BorderStyle: TStaticBorderStyle;

  

The border drawn around the control.

  property Caption: TCaption;

  

The text describing the control to the user.

  property Color: TColor;

  

The background color of the control.

  property Constraints: TSizeConstraints;

  

The minimum and maximum Width and Height for the control.

  property DoubleBuffered: Boolean;

  

Allows to reduce flicker in the painting of the control.

  property DragCursor: TCursor;

  

The cursor shape shown while the control is dragged.

  property DragKind: TDragKind;

  

The operation when the control is dragged - Drag or Dock.

  property DragMode: TDragMode;

  

Allows the user to drag the control.

  property Enabled: Boolean;

  

Determines whether the control reacts on mouse or keyboard input.

  property FocusControl: TWinControl;

  

The control that receives focus instead of this control.

  property Font: TFont;

  

The font to be used for text display in this control.

  property OnChangeBounds: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for a change of the Bounds of the control.

  property OnClick: TNotifyEvent;

  

Notification handler for mouse clicks.

  property OnContextPopup: TContextPopupEvent;

  

Invoked when a context-sensitive pop-up menu is requested.

  property OnDblClick: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event Handler for double mouse clicks.

  property OnDragDrop: TDragDropEvent;

  

This handler determines the action on an drop onto this control, in a drag-drop operation.

  property OnDragOver: TDragOverEvent;

  

Event handler for a control being dragged over this control.

  property OnEndDrag: TEndDragEvent;

  

Notification handler for the end of a dragging operation.

  property OnMouseDown: TMouseEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse button going down.

  property OnMouseEnter: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse entering the area of the control.

  property OnMouseLeave: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse leaving the area of the control.

  property OnMouseMove: TMouseMoveEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse movement within the control.

  property OnMouseUp: TMouseEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse button going up.

  property OnMouseWheel: TMouseWheelEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse wheel turned.

  property OnMouseWheelDown: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  

Event handler for downward movement of mouse wheel.

  property OnMouseWheelUp: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  

Event handler for upward movement of the mouse wheel.

  property OnMouseWheelHorz: TMouseWheelEvent;

  

Event handler for horizontal movements of the mouse wheel.

  property OnMouseWheelLeft: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  

Event handler for left movements of the mouse wheel.

  property OnMouseWheelRight: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  

Event handler for right movements of the mouse wheel.

  property OnResize: TNotifyEvent;

  

Notification handler for a resize of the control.

  property OnStartDrag: TStartDragEvent;

  

Event handler for the start of a dragging operation.

  property ParentBidiMode: Boolean;

  

Allows to use the BiDiMode settings in the Parent control. Default is true.

  property ParentFont: Boolean;

  

If true, the Font of the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property ParentColor: Boolean;

  

Use the Color from the Parent control, when enabled.

  property ParentDoubleBuffered: Boolean;

  

Value from the DoubleBuffered property in a Parent control.

  property ParentShowHint: Boolean;

  

If true, the value of ShowHint for the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property PopupMenu: TPopupMenu;

  

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

  property ShowAccelChar: Boolean;

  

Indicates if an accelerator character is drawn in the displayed text.

  property ShowHint: Boolean;

  

Enables the Hint display.

  property TabOrder: TTabOrder;

  

Determines the sequence of control navigation when the user presses the Tab key.

  property TabStop: Boolean;

  

Allows the user to navigate to this control, by pressing the Tab key.

  property Transparent: Boolean;

  

Makes the background for the control transparent when True.

  property Visible: Boolean;

  

Allows the control, and all of its children, to be displayed or hidden.

end;

Inheritance

TStaticText

  

Control to display a text value which does not change.

|

TCustomStaticText

  

The base class for TStaticText.

|

TWinControl

  

The base class for controls which can contain other (child) controls.

|

TControl

  

The base class for visible controls.

|

TLCLComponent

  

The base class for LCL components which have an associated widget.

|

TComponent

?

TObject

Description

TStaticText is a TCustomStaticText descendant which implements a control used to display text that does not change. It can be used in place of TLabel for situations where a TWinControl descendant is required. It has a window handle, and allows the accelerator key for the control to be forwarded to another windowed control.

See also

HowToUseStdCtrls

  

How to use StdCtrls, ComCtrls or ExtCtrls.

The latest version of this document can be found at lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.net.