TdxPanel Class

In This Article

Declaration

Remarks

Main API Members

Appearance and Behavior Settings

User Interaction Options

Inheritance

A resizable general-purpose panel.

#Declaration

Delphi

TdxPanel = class(
    TdxCustomPanel
)

#Remarks

TdxPanel is a general-purpose panel with customizable frame appearance and support for border drag operations at runtime. You can use the TdxPanel control to create resizable areas on a form without double borders and dedicated splitter controls.

Use the Frame property to configure frame appearance settings. To allow users to drag panel borders, set the Frame.Drag.Enabled property to True:

A Resizable Panel-Based Layout

You can place a control on such a panel without gaps or double borders to create lightweight application layouts.

A Lightweight Application Layout Example

#Main API Members

The list below outlines key members of the TdxPanel class. These members allow you to configure panel appearance and behavior.

#Appearance and Behavior Settings

Color | ParentColor: Specify the panel fill color.
Frame: Provides access to border appearance and behavior settings.
LookAndFeel: Allows you to override global appearance settings for the panel.

#User Interaction Options

Automation: Provides access to UI Automation and accessibility-related settings.

Tip
Use Automation.Name, Automation.Description, and other API members to specify information visible to third-party assistive tools as UIA node properties.
Hint: Specifies a hint for the panel.
OnDragBorder: Allows you to track panel border movements and respond to them.
TabStop: Specifies if users can focus the panel.