TdxSplashFormBase.Animation(string) Method

Provides access to an Animation/Activity Indicator widget on the form.

Declaration

function Animation(const AName: string = ''): TAnimation;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
AName	string	Optional. Specifies the target Animation/Activity Indicator widget name. If you omit the AName parameter, the function returns the default/predefined Animation/Activity Indicator widget (if the form contains such a content item).

Returns

Type	Description
TdxSplashFormBase.TAnimation	Returns the Animation/Activity Indicator widget with the name passed as the AName parameter (or the default Animation/Activity Indicator widget if the optional parameter is omitted). If no widget is found, an exception occurs.

Remarks

TdxSplashFormBase.TAnimation displays looped animation.

Call the Animation function to access an Animation/Activity Indicator widget and modify its settings.

Note

The target widget must be defined within the current form. Otherwise, an Animation function call raises an exception.

Design Splash Forms & Manage Widgets

To add/remove individual widgets to/from a Splash or Wait Form, select the target form in the Application Settings dialog and click Customize… to display the Splash Form Designer dialog.

Other Widget Access Methods

GetItem

Provides access to any widget on the form by type and name. Use the template parameter (T) to specify the target widget type.

Image

Provides access to an Image widget on the form.

Progress

Provides access to a Progress Bar widget on the form.

Text

Provides access to a Text/Label widget on the form.