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NOTE
The C++Builder IDE Explored: Projects and Forms
The class name does not show up in the drop-down list of components, but only in the top
portion of the Component Selector. To select a component, click the drop-down button to
reveal the list of components and then click on the one you want to select.
The Component Selector shows only the components available on the
current form and the name of the form itself. Other forms and their
components will not be displayed until they’re made the active forms in
the Form Designer.
After you select a component in the Component Selector, the component is selected on the
form as well. The Properties and Events tabs change to display the properties and events for
the selected component. (Remember that a form is a component, too.) Figure 6.13 shows the
Object Inspector with the Component Selector list displayed.
Figure 6.13.
The Component
Selector list.
The Properties Page
The Properties page of the Object Inspector displays all the design-time properties for the
currently selected control. The Properties page has two columns. The Property column is on
the left side of the Properties page and shows the property name. The Value column is on the
right side of the Properties page and is where you type or select the value for the property.
If the component selected has more properties than will fit in the Object Inspector, a scrollbar
will be provided so you can scroll up or down to locate other properties.
NOTE
If you have multiple components selected on the form, the Object
Inspector shows all the properties that those components have in
common. You can use this feature to modify the properties of several
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