TcxCustomTabControl Class

The base class for TcxTabControl and TcxPageControl components.

Declaration

TcxCustomTabControl = class(
    TcxControl,
    IcxTabControl,
    IcxControlComponentState,
    IcxMouseTrackingCaller,
    IcxMouseTrackingCaller2,
    IdxSkinSupport
)

Remarks

Tab controls are designed to arrange UI elements into multiple pages. Users can click tabs to switch between corresponding pages. The TcxTabControl displays tab-dependent content using the same page layout. If you need to display different UI elements on different pages, use the TcxPageControl component instead.

VCL Page Control: A Tab Control-Based Application Example

Main API Members

The list below outlines key members of the TcxCustomTabControl class.

User Interaction Options

OnCanClose | OnCanCloseEx: Allow you to prevent users from closing tabs that meet specific criteria.
OnChange: Allows you to respond to tab activation.
OnChanging: Allows you to prevent users from activating tabs that meet specific criteria.

General-Purpose API Members

CloseTab: Closes the specified tab.
IndexOfTabAt: Returns the index of a tab located at the specified point.
Properties: Provides access to tab control settings.
ScrollTabs: Scrolls the tab by the specified number of tabs (if the total tab width exceeds the tab control width).
SetStandardStyle: Allows you to switch between supported tab display modes.