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Microsoft Windows Help File Content  |  1997-02-14  |  8KB  |  166 lines

  1. :Base BCBCWG.HLP
  2. :Title Component Writer's Help
  3. 1 Component Writer's Guide
  4. 2 Introduction to component writing
  5. 2 Writing components=cwgIntroductionToComponentWriting
  6. 3 What is a component?
  7. 4 Functional definition=cwgFunctionalDefinitionOfComponent
  8. 4 Technical definition=cwgTechnicalDefinitionOfComponent
  9. 4 Component writer's definition=cwgPracticalDefinitionOfComponent
  10. 3 What
  11. s different about writing components?
  12. 4 Component writing is nonvisual=cwgComponentWritingIsNonVisual
  13. 4 Component writing requires deeper knowledge of objects=cwgComponentWritingAndObjects
  14. 4 Component writing follows more conventions=cwgComponentWritingConventions
  15. 3 Summary of creating a component
  16. 4 Creating a component=cwgCreatingAComponent
  17. 2 Overview of component creation
  18. 3 The Visual Component Library=cwgTheVisualComponentLibrary
  19. 3 Components and classes=cwgComponentsAndObjects
  20. 3 How do you create components?=cwgWhatKindsOfComponentsCanYouCreate
  21. 3 Component starting points
  22. 4 Modifying existing controls=cwgCustomControls
  23. 4 Creating original controls=cwgWindowedControls
  24. 4 Creating graphic controls=cwgGraphicalControls
  25. 4 Subclassing Windows controls=cwgSubclassedControls
  26. 4 Creating nonvisual components=cwgGenericComponents
  27. 3 What goes in a component?
  28. 4 What goes in a component?=cwgWhatGoesInAComponent
  29. 4 Removing dependencies=cwgRemovingContracts
  30. 4 Properties and events and methods=cwgPropertiesEventsAndMethods
  31. 4 Graphics encapsulation=cwgGraphicsEncapsulation
  32. 4 Registration overview=cwgStreamingAndRegistration
  33. 3 Creating a new component
  34. 4 Creating a new component=cwgCreatingANewComponent
  35. 4 Using the Component wizard=cwgUsingTheComponentExpert
  36. 4 Creating a component manually
  37. 5 Creating a component manually=cwgCreatingAComponentManually
  38. 5 Creating a new unit=cwgCreatingAUnit
  39. 5 Deriving the component=cwgDerivingTheComponentObject
  40. 5 Declaring a new constructor=cwgDeclaringANewConstructor
  41. 5 Registering the component=cwgRegisteringTheComponent
  42. 4 Testing uninstalled components
  43. 5 Testing uninstalled components=cwgTestingUninstalledComponents
  44. 4 Installing a component on the Component palette
  45. 5 Installing a component on the Component palette=cwgInstallingAComponent
  46. 5 Adding a component=cwgAddingAComponent
  47. 5 Where to place your component=cwgWhereToPlaceYourComponent
  48. 5 Modifying how the component library is built=cwgModifyingHowVCLIsBuilt
  49. 2 OOP for component writers
  50. 3 OOP for component writers=cwgOOPForComponentWriters
  51. 3 Creating new classes
  52. 4 Creating new classes=cwgDerivingNewObjects
  53. 4 Deriving new classes=cwgDerivingNewTypes
  54. 4 Declaring a new component class=cwgDeclaringANewComponentType
  55. 3 Ancestors and descendants
  56. 4 Ancestors and descendants=cwgAncestorsAndDescendants
  57. 4 Class hierarchies=cwgObjectHierarchies
  58. 3 Controlling access to classes
  59. 4 Controlling access=cwgControllingAccess
  60. 4 Hiding implementation details=cwgHidingImplementationDetails
  61. 4 Defining the developer's interface=cwgDefiningTheDevelopersInterface
  62. 4 Defining the runtime interface=cwgDefiningTheRuntimeInterface
  63. 4 Defining the design-time interface=cwgDefiningTheDesignTimeInterface
  64. 3 Dispatching methods
  65. 4 Dispatching methods=cwgDispatchingMethods
  66. 4 Regular methods=cwgRegularMethods
  67. 4 Virtual methods=cwgOOPVirtualMethods
  68. 4 Overriding methods=cwgOverridingMethods
  69. 4 Passing classes as parameters 
  70. 5 Classes and pointers=cwgObjectsAndPointers
  71. 2 Creating properties
  72. 3 Why create properties?=cwgPropertyWhy
  73. 3 Types of properties=cwgPropertyTypes
  74. 3 Publishing inherited properties=cwgPublishingInheritedProperties
  75. 3 Defining component properties
  76. 4 The property declaration=cwgPropertyDeclaration
  77. 4 Internal data storage (properties)=cwgPropertyStorage
  78. 4 Direct access=cwgDirectAccess
  79. 4 Access methods (properties)=cwgPropertyMethods
  80. 4 Default property values=cwgDefaultPropertyValues
  81. 3 Creating array properties
  82. 4 Creating array properties=cwgCreatingIndexedProperties
  83. 3 Writing property editors
  84. 4 Writing property editors=cwgWritingPropertyEditors
  85. 4 Deriving a property-editor class=cwgDerivingAPropertyEditorObject
  86. 4 Editing the property as text=cwgEditingThePropertyAsText
  87. 4 Editing the property as a whole=cwgEditingThePropertyAsAWhole
  88. 4 Specifying editor attributes=cwgSpecifyingEditorAttributes
  89. 4 Registering the property editor=cwgRegisteringThePropertyEditor
  90. 2 Creating events
  91. 3 Creating events=cwgCreatingEvents
  92. 3 What are events?
  93. 4 What are events?=cwgWhatAreEvents
  94. 4 Events are closures=cwgEventsAreMethodPointers
  95. 4 Events are properties=cwgEventsAreProperties
  96. 4 Event types are closure types=cwgEventHandlerTypes
  97. 4 Event handlers are optional=cwgEventHandlersAreOptional
  98. 3 Implementing the standard events
  99. 4 Implementing the standard events=cwgImplementingTheStandardEvents
  100. 4 Identifying standard events=cwgWhatAreTheStandardEvents
  101. 4 Making events visible=cwgMakingEventHooksVisible
  102. 4 Changing the standard event handling=cwgChangingTheStandardEventHandling
  103. 3 Defining your own events
  104. 4 Triggering the event=cwgSpecifyingTheEvent
  105. 4 Defining the handler type=cwgDefiningTheHandlerType
  106. 4 Declaring the event=cwgDeclaringTheHandlerLink
  107. 4 Calling the event=cwgCallingTheHandlerLink
  108. 2 Creating methods
  109. 3 Creating methods=cwgCreatingMethods
  110. 3 Avoiding interdependencies=cwgAvoidContracts
  111. 3 Naming methods=cwgNamingMethods
  112. 3 Protecting methods
  113. 4 Protecting methods=cwgPublicOrProtected
  114. 4 Methods that should be public=cwgMethodsThatShouldBePublic
  115. 4 Methods that should be protected=cwgMethodsThatShouldBeProtected
  116. 3 Making methods virtual=cwgVirtualMethods
  117. 3 Declaring methods=cwgDeclaringMethods
  118. 2 Using graphics in components
  119. 3 Using graphics in components=cwgUsingGraphicsInComponents
  120. 3 Overview of graphics=cwgOverviewOfGraphics
  121. 3 Using the canvas=cwgUsingTheCanvas
  122. 3 Working with pictures
  123. 4 Using a picture, graphic, or canvas=cwgPicturesGraphicsAndCanvases
  124. 4 Loading and storing graphics=cwgGraphicsInFiles
  125. 4 Handling palettes
  126. 5 Handling palettes=cwgHandlingPalettes
  127. 5 Specifying a palette for a control=cwgSpecifyingAPaletteForAControl
  128. 5 Responding to palette changes=cwgRespondingToPaletteChanges
  129. 3 Using offscreen bitmaps
  130. 4 Offscreen bitmaps=cwgOffscreenBitmaps
  131. 4 Creating and managing offscreen bitmaps=cwgCreatingAndManagingOffscreenBitmaps
  132. 4 Copying bitmapped images=cwgCopyingBitmappedImages
  133. 3 Responding to changes
  134. 4 Responding to changes=cwgRespondingToChanges
  135. 2 Handling messages in your application
  136. 3 Handling messages
  137. 4 Understanding the message-handling system=cwgUnderstandingMessages
  138. 4 What's in a Windows message?=cwgWhatsInAWindowsMessage
  139. 4 Dispatching messages=cwgDispatchingMessages
  140. 3 Changing message handling
  141. 4 Overriding the handler method=cwgOverridingTheResponseMethod
  142. 4 Using message parameters=cwgUsingMessageParameters
  143. 4 Trapping messages=cwgTrappingMessages
  144. 3 Creating new message handlers
  145. 4 Defining your own messages=cwgDefiningYourOwnMessages
  146. 4 Declaring a message identifier=cwgDeclaringAMessageIdentifier
  147. 4 Declaring a message-structure type=cwgDeclaringAMessageRecordType
  148. 4 Declaring a new message-handling method=cwgDeclaringANewMessageResponseMethod
  149. 2 Making your components available at design time
  150. 3 Registering components
  151. 4 Registering components=cwgRegisteringComponents
  152. 4 How do I register a component?=cwgRegisteringComponentsWithTheIDE
  153. 4 Writing the Register function=cwgWritingTheRegisterFunction
  154. 3 Adding palette bitmaps
  155. 4 Adding palette bitmaps=cwgAddingPaletteBitmaps
  156. 3 Providing Help for your component
  157. 4 Providing Help for your component=cwgProvidingHelpOnProperties
  158. 4 Creating the Help file=cwgCreatingTheHelpFile
  159. 4 Adding Help files to C++Builder Help=cwgAddingHelpFilesToC++BuilderHelp
  160. 3 Storing and loading properties
  161. 4 Storing and loading properties=cwgStoringAndLoadingProperties
  162. 4 Using the store-and-load mechanism=cwgStoreLoad
  163. 4 Specifying default values=cwgSpecifyingDefaultValues
  164. 4 Determining what to store=cwgStoringUnpublishedData
  165. 4 Initializing after loading=cwgInitializingAfterLoading
  166.