TFormattedApplicationInfo.DisplayMask Property

Specifies a custom message string with placeholder fields that display corresponding application properties loaded from app resources.

Declaration

property DisplayMask: string read; write;

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The message string with placeholder fields that display corresponding application properties.

Remarks

Use the DisplayMask property to specify label content. To define a multi-line message, use a carriage return/line feed sequence ('#13#10' in Delphi or '\n' in C++Builder).

In this topic…

• Design-Time Content Customization
• Placeholder Field Syntax
  • Supported Placeholders/Application Property Keys
• Content Position/Alignment
• Text Appearance-Related Settings
• Content-Related Properties in Other Label Widgets
• Default Value

Design-Time Content Customization

To edit widget content, select a Formatted Info widget in the Splash Form Designer dialog’s Design Pane and click the DisplayMask property’s ellipsis button in the Object Inspector to display the property editor dialog.

Use the multi-line editor to modify the widget message and click OK to apply pending changes and close the editor.

Placeholder Field Syntax

A string assigned to the DisplayMask property can contain multiple supported placeholder field names enclosed between % characters:

Supported Placeholders/Application Property Keys

Placeholder Field (Key)	Application Property	Description
%CurrentYear%	—	Displays the current year using the 'YYYY' mask (2026, for example).
%Description%	TProperty.FileDescription	An optional description for the application’s executable file.
%Product%	TProperty.ProductName	The product (application) name (Mail Client Demo, for example).
%Version%	TProperty.ProductVersion	The current application version number (26.1, for example).
%Company%	TProperty.CompanyName	The application developer/publisher name (Developer Express Inc., for example).
%Copyright%	TProperty.LegalCopyright	Copyright information.
%Trademarks%	TProperty.LegalTrademarks	Information on company trademarks.
%Comments%	TProperty.Comments	Optional build-related comments.

Content Position/Alignment

To position content horizontally and vertically within label widget boundaries, use the Alignment property.

Text Appearance-Related Settings

To change font size, typeface, color and apply supported font attributes to label text, use the following properties:

FontName

Specifies the font typeface used to display label text.

FontSize

Specifies font size.

FontStyle

TextColor

Specifies label text color (with support for transparency).

Content-Related Properties in Other Label Widgets

TdxSplashFormBase.TApplicationProperty.Property

Specifies the source application property for the label widget.

TdxSplashFormBase.TText.Text

Specifies label widget content.

Default Value

The DisplayMask property’s default value is DefaultDisplayMask.