Index

F

fake implementation code, 498

fArrowDblClick method pointer, 364–365

fatalError method, 851

FCL (Framework Class Library), 904

FetchBlobs method, 584, 666

FetchDetails method, 584, 666

FetchOnDemand property, 666

FetchParams method, 663

field-oriented data-aware controls

read-only progress bar, 671–673, 673

read-write TrackBar, 674–677, 677

Field property, 671

FieldAcc example, 527–528, 528

FieldAddress method, 115

FieldByName method, 525, 527

FieldDefs property, 511, 690

FieldLookup example, 534, 534

FieldName property

in TField, 527

in TFieldDataLink, 671

fields

for adapters, 794

in databases, 525–527, 526, 698–702

calculated, 530–533, 531, 533

class hierarchy for, 529–530

constraints on, 657–658

events for, 658–659

lookup, 533–534, 534

null values with events for, 535–536, 536

objects for, 527–528, 528

properties for, 658

in Delphi for .NET Preview, 926

hiding, 122–123

names for, 360

removing, 121–122

virtual, 50

Fields editor, 525–527, 526, 550

Fields property, 525, 527

FieldsToXml function, 886

FieldValues property, 525, 527

file management, 102–104, 103–104

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

API for, 754–755

ports for, 739

FileCreate function, 87

FileName property, 244

files

actions for, 224

copying, 138–139

locating, 798

produced by system, 34–38

source code, 38–39

streaming, 138–139

FilesList example, 102–104, 103–104

Filled property, 359, 366–367, 489

FillFormList method, 299–300

FillFormsList method, 300

Fills toolbar in Rave, 718

Filter property, 513

FilterGroup property, 638, 641

filtering for ClientDataSet, 513

final keyword, 924–925

Finalize method, 911–912

finally blocks, 71–73

Find and Replace dialog boxes, 288

find_business API, 897

Find method, 132

FindClose function, 102

FindComponent method, 121, 286–287, 765

FindFirst function, 102

FindGlobalComponent function, 121

FindNearest method, 777

FindNext function, 102

FindNextPage function, 205–206

FindWindow function, 307

FirstDll example, 405–406

FishClient example, 893, 894

Flat property, 213

floating-point numbers

comparisons with, 89

conversions with, 87

FloatingDockSiteClass property, 234

FloatToCurr function, 87

FloatToDateTime function, 87

fly-by-hints, 182–184, 184, 218, 218

fm flags, 138

FocusControl property, 177

Font dialog box, 288, 288

Font property, 21, 159

FontDialog component, 288

FontMaster component in Rave, 724

FontMirror property, 724

FontNamePropertyDisplayFontNames variable, 21

fonts

in Automation, 478

for controls, 159–160

for dialog boxes, 288, 288

listing, 299

for menu items, 216

in Object Inspector, 21

size of, 276–277

with toolbars, 215

Fonts combo box, 341–344

package for, 344–347, 345–346

using, 347–348

Fonts toolbar in Rave, 718

ForEach method, 133

ForEachFactory method, 462

ForEachModule function, 425–426

Form component, 119

Form Designer, 18–19

Format function, 85, 582

FormatDateTime function, 60

formats for Rave, 720–721, 720

FormatXMLData method, 842, 857

FormCount property, 821

FormCreate method, 127

for pages, 204

in TDateForm, 127

in TForm1, 196–197

in TFormUseIntf, 423

FormDestroy method, 131

FormDLL example, 411

FormIntf demo, 330–331

FormMouseDown method, 263–264

FormMouseMove method, 263–264

FormMouseUp method, 263, 265

FormProp example, 53, 53

forms, 251

About boxes and splash screens for, 289–292, 290

activating, 298, 298

border icons for, 256–257, 257

borders for, 254–256, 254

client area in, 269

closing, 279–280

constraints in, 270

creating, 277–279, 278

dialog boxes

creating, 282–287, 284–285

predefined, 287–289, 288

direct input

keyboard, 259–261, 260

mouse, 261–265

displaying, 267–268, 267

in DLLs, 410–411

and encapsulation, 52–54, 53

fields in

hiding, 122–123

removing, 121–122

inheritance in

from base forms, 319–321, 319–320

polymorphic, 321–324, 322

multiple-page, 202

image viewer in, 207–210, 207

PageControl and TabSheet for, 202–207, 204–205

for user interface wizard, 210–213, 211

in packages, 417–419, 417

painting in, 265–267

plain, 252–253, 253

position of, 268–269

properties for, 53–54, 53

scaling, 274–277

scrolling, 270–271

automatic, 272–273

coordinates in, 273–274, 273

example, 271–272, 272

secondary, 280–281

size of, 269

snapping in, 269

splitting, 180–181, 180

style of, 254

TForm class, 251–259, 253–254, 257–258

tracking, 299–302, 300

WebBroker technology for, 777–781, 780

windows for, 257–259, 258

Forms page, 28, 277, 278, 280

FormStyle property, 254, 257, 311

FormToText program, 140–141, 141

forward-only cursors, 630–631

Frac function, 921

FramePag example, 327–328, 327

frames, 324–326, 325

in Component Palette, 26, 26

for compound components, 357–358

in MDI applications, 311–315, 313

with pages, 326–328, 327

without pages, 328–330, 329

Frames1 example, 26, 26

Frames2 example, 324–326, 325

FrameTab example, 328–330, 329

Framework Assembly Registration Utility (regasm), 501

Framework Class Library (FCL), 904

Free method, 55–56, 58–59, 912

free query forms, 613, 613

Free threading model, 463

FreeAndNil method, 55, 59

FreeInstance class, 335

FreeLibrary function, 408–409

FreeMem method, 84, 921

FreeNotification method, 302, 354, 356

FreeRecordBuffer method, 699

FROM clause in SELECT, 628

FromStart property, 826

fs constants, 254, 311

FTimer class, 351

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

API for, 754–755

ports for, 739

FullExpand method, 194

functions

addresses of, 63

names for, 360

overloaded, 46, 404