TCustomImageList

type TCustomImageList = class(TLCLReferenceComponent)

protected

  procedure CheckIndex();

CheckIndex - method for checking whether the indexed item is supposed to be inserted (default condition is False)

  function GetReferenceHandle; override;

GetReferenceHandle - returns a handle for the reference

  procedure Initialize; virtual;

Initialize - sets up the list

  procedure DefineProperties(); override;

DefineProperties - defines the properties of the ImageList (stored in a file)

  procedure SetWidthHeight(); virtual;

SetWidthHeight - specifies the dimensions for display

protected

  class procedure WSRegisterClass; override;

WSRegisterClass - Register this Class for the current Widget Set

protected

  function WSCreateReference(); override;

WSCreateReference - creates a reference for the Imagelist (returns this as a result), passing the defined parameters for the creation process

public

  constructor Create(); override;

  constructor CreateSize();

Initialize the list for image(s) with the given height and width

  destructor Destroy; override;

  procedure AssignTo(); override;

  procedure Assign(); override;

  procedure WriteData(); virtual;

Writes the ImageList data into the stream

  procedure ReadData(); virtual;

Restores the ImageList data from the stream

  function Equals();

Check for equivalence with another ImageList

  procedure BeginUpdate;

BeginUpdate - start updating the data

  procedure EndUpdate;

EndUpdate - finish updating the data

  function Add();

Add an Image and Mask bitmap to the list. Returns the index of the added image or -1 if unsucessful

  function AddIcon();

Adds an icon to the list (not yet!), returning the index of the icon or -1 if not successful

  procedure AddImages();

AddImages - adds images from another imagelist to the list

  function AddMasked();

AddMasked - adds one or more bitmaps to the list

  function AddLazarusResource();

AddLazarusResource - load TBitmap from lazarus resources and add it

  procedure Change;

Change - send change notifications

  procedure Clear;

Clear - removes all images from the list

  procedure Delete();

Delete the specified image

  procedure Draw();

Paint an image

  procedure FillDescription();

FillDescription - fills the description with the default info of the imagedata

  procedure GetBitmap();

Copies the selected image into the given bitmap

  procedure GetFullBitmap();

  procedure GetFullRawImage();

Copies the image description and the data pointer

  procedure GetRawImage();

GetRawImage - primitive method for loading an image: you have to fill in all the description fields yourself

  function GetHotSpot; virtual;

GetHotSpot - returns the co-ordinates for the hotspot of the drag image

  procedure Insert();

Insert one or more images into the list at the index position.

  procedure InsertMasked();

InsertMasked - adds one or more transparent bitmaps to the list.

  procedure Move();

Move an image from index CurIndex to NewIndex

  procedure Replace();

Replace an indexed image with the Bitmap given

  procedure ReplaceMasked();

ReplaceMasked - replaces the indexed image with the image given.

  procedure RegisterChanges();

Registers an object to get notified of a change of the imagelist

  procedure StretchDraw();

StretchDraw - draw the image to fill the canvas

  procedure UnRegisterChanges();

UnRegisterChanges - remove the changes from the register

  property AllocBy: Integer; [rw]

AllocBy - allocate images by an integer value

  property BlendColor: TColor; [rw]

BlendColor - the colour for a blend

  property BkColor: TColor; [rw]

BkColor - background colour (default none)

  property Count: Integer; [r]

Count - number of images in the list

  property DrawingStyle: TDrawingStyle; [rw]

DrawingStyle - focus, selected, normal or transparent

  property HandleAllocated;

HandleAllocated - if True, a handle (reference) has been allocated to this component

  property Height: Integer; [rw]

Height of images on list

  property Width: Integer; [rw]

Width of images on list

  property OnChange: TNotifyEvent; [rw]

OnChange - event handler for a change in the imagelist

  property Masked: Boolean; [rw]

Masked - if True, a mask is applied to the bitmap

  property Reference: TWSCustomImageListReference; [r]

Reference to the imagelist

  property ShareImages: Boolean; [rw]

ShareImages - if True, images are allowed to be shared

  property ImageType: TImageType; [rw]

ImageType - an image or a mask

end;

TCustomImageList

Base class for TImageList (not the same as a TBitmap collection)

TLCLReferenceComponent

Base class for all components having a handle.

TLCLComponent

TLCLComponent - base class for LCL components

TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference

TPersistent

TObject