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TDragManager

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

The abstract base class used to manage dragging of controls (for drop or dock operations).

Declaration

Source position: controls.pp line 636

type TDragManager = class(TComponent)

protected

  procedure KeyUp(); virtual; abstract;

  

Handler for keyboard key released.

  procedure KeyDown(); virtual; abstract;

  

Handler for keyboard key pressed.

  procedure CaptureChanged(); virtual; abstract;

  

Aborts the dragging operation when the capture control has changed.

  procedure MouseMove(); virtual; abstract;

  

Generates visual feedback for mouse movement in a drag operation.

  procedure MouseUp(); virtual; abstract;

  

Ends a drag operation when a mouse up event has occurred.

  procedure MouseDown(); virtual; abstract;

  

Performs actions when the drag manager needs to respond to a mouse button down event.

public

  constructor Create(); override;

  

Initializes the drag parameters to Delphi-compatible values.

  function IsDragging; virtual; abstract;

  

Check if dragging is in progress.

  function Dragging(); virtual; abstract;

  

Indicates whether the specified control is the active drag object in the drag manager.

  procedure RegisterDockSite(); virtual; abstract;

  

Adds the control to the list of registered docking sites.

  procedure DragStart(); virtual; abstract;

  

Starts a drag operation for a control.

  procedure DragMove(); virtual; abstract;

  

Updates the visual dragging feedback.

  procedure DragStop(); virtual; abstract;

  

Ends dragging.

  function CanStartDragging(); virtual; abstract;

  

Indicates if the mouse coordinates are within the drag threshold for the specified control.

  property DragImmediate: Boolean; [rw]

  

Start dragging immediately on MouseDown.

  property DragThreshold: Integer; [rw]

  

The threshold for mouse movement before delayed dragging starts (default is 5 pixels).

end;

Inheritance

TDragManager

  

The abstract base class used to manage dragging of controls (for drop or dock operations).

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TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference

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TPersistent,IFPObserved

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TObject

Description

TDragManager specifies an object-oriented version of the Delphi drag manager. It is implemented by the TDragManagerDefault descendant.

Remark: The registered dock sites should be stored in a persistent list, not in a DragManager instance.

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