TCustomAction

type TCustomAction = class(TContainedAction)

protected

  FImage: TObject;

  FMask: TObject;

  procedure AssignTo(); override;

Copies property from the class instance to the specified persistent object.

  procedure SetName(); override;

Sets the value for the Name property.

  function HandleShortCut; virtual;

Returns True if the action is enabled and executed successfully.

  property SavedEnabledState: Boolean; [rw]

SavedEnabledState - if True, the Enabled state has been saved.

public

  constructor Create(); override;

Constructor for the class instance.

  destructor Destroy; override;

Destroy - destructor for TCustomAction: frees various lists and images, then calls inherited Destroy.

  function DoHint(); virtual;

DoHint - method for displaying the hint contained in HintStr if True value is returned.

  function Execute; override;

Executes the action using an available OnExecute event handler.

  property AutoCheck: Boolean; [rw]

AutoCheck - whether the control (e.g. a CheckBox) is to be automatically checked.

  property Caption: TTranslateString; [rw]

The Caption to be used if this action is associated with a visible component.

  property Checked: Boolean; [rw]

Whether the check box control associated with the action is Checked (default False).

  property Grayed: Boolean; [rw]

True if the action (and it client control) are in the grayed or indeterminate state.

  property DisableIfNoHandler: Boolean; [rw]

Prevents the action from executing if an OnExecute handler is not assigned in the action.

  property Enabled: Boolean; [rw]

Enabled - whether this action is able to be used (default is True).

  property GroupIndex: Integer; [rw]

GroupIndex- Index of the action within its group.

  property HelpContext: THelpContext; [rw]

HelpContext - the index for a context-based help message.

  property HelpKeyword: string; [rw]

HelpKeyWord - the keyword of a context-based help message.

  property HelpType: THelpType; [rw]

HelpType - the sort of help message to be offered: default Context-based.

  property Hint: TTranslateString; [rw]

Hint - a pop-up message that appears when the mouse hovers over an object.

  property ImageIndex: TImageIndex; [rw]

ImageIndex - the index number of the image to be associated with this action.

  property OnHint: THintEvent; [rw]

OnHint - action to be taken when a hint is required.

  property SecondaryShortCuts: TShortCutList; [rws]

SecondaryShortCuts - a stringlist containing shortcuts.

  property ShortCut: TShortCut; [rw]

ShortCut- an index to a shortcut list.

  property Visible: Boolean; [rw]

Visible - is this action visible? (default True).

end;

TCustomAction

TCustomAction is the ancestor class for TAction.

TContainedAction

Implements an Action class which has a category and parent action list.

TBasicAction

TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference

TPersistent,IFPObserved

TObject

TAction

TAction is the basic action object used in the LCL.