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OnShow
The OnShow event occurs just before the form becomes visible. You could use this event to
perform any processing that your form needs to do just before it is shown.
The Object Inspector
An integral part of the C++Builder IDE is the Object Inspector. This window works in
conjunction with the Form Designer to aid in the creation of components. I’m going to
discuss the Form Designer tomorrow, but before I do, I want to talk a little about the Object
Inspector.
The Object Inspector is where you set the design-time properties that affect how the
component acts at runtime. The Object Inspector has three main areas:
■ The Component Selector
■ The Properties page
■ The Events page
You have been using the Object Inspector quite a bit up to this point, so I’ll review what you
already know and show you a few things you don’t know.
The Component Selector
NOTE
The Component Selector is a drop-down combo box that is located at the top of the Object
Inspector window. The Component Selector allows you to choose a component to view or
modify.
Usually the quickest way to select a component is by clicking on the
component on the form. Choosing the component from the Component
Selector is convenient if the component you are looking for is
hidden beneath another component or is off the visible area of the
form.
The Component Selector displays the name of the component and the class from which it
is derived. For example, a memo component named Memo would appear in the Component
Selector as
Memo: TMemo