Common Features
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This section contains information on features common to multiple DevExpress VCL controls.
- Accessibility Support
UI Automation-based accessibility features (such as Microsoft Narrator) rely on the Microsoft UI Automation (UIA) framework to obtain information about UI elements in an application.
This help topic lists all DevExpress VCL controls with support for UI Automation interfaces as well as global and UI-control specific settings for UIA configuration.
- AI-powered Extensions
AI-powered Extensions leverage advanced natural language processing (NLP) technologies to offer automated, intelligent text editing functionality directly within your VCL applications.
Note
All DevExpress AI-powered Extensions follow the bring your own key principle. DevExpress does not offer a REST API and does not ship any built-in LLMs/SLMs. You need an active Azure, OpenAI, or other AI service subscription to obtain the REST API endpoint, key, and model deployment name.
- BBCode-Inspired Text Formatting Markup
- Captions in multiple DevExpress controls can use Bulletin Board Code (BBCode) markup tags. These tags can define hyperlinks and apply formatting attributes – bold, italic, superscript, underline, etc.
- Message Dialog Boxes
- A message box is a modal dialog designed to display important information and optionally allow a user to make a choice or confirm an operation. All DevExpress products use the TdxMessageDialogForm class to display message dialog boxes that support skins and BBCode-inspired markup tags.