TCollection

type TCollection = class(TPersistent)

public

  constructor Create();

Creates a new collection.

  destructor Destroy; override;

Destroys the collection and frees all the objects it manages.

  function Owner;

Owner of the collection.

  function Add;

Creates and adds a new item to the collection.

  procedure Assign(); override;

Assigns one collection to another.

  procedure BeginUpdate; virtual;

Start an update batch.

  procedure Clear;

Removes all items from the collection.

  procedure EndUpdate; virtual;

Ends an update batch.

  procedure Delete();

Delete an item from the collection.

  function GetEnumerator;

Create an IEnumerator instance

  function GetNamePath; override;

Overrides TPersistent.GetNamePath to return a proper pathname.

  function Insert();

Insert an item in the collection.

  function FindItemID();

Searches for an Item in the collection, based on its TCollectionItem.ID property.

  procedure Exchange();

Exchange 2 items in the collection

  procedure Move();

  procedure Sort();

Sort the items in the collection

  property Count: Integer; [r]

Number of items in the collection.

  property ItemClass: TCollectionItemClass; [r]

Class pointer for each item in the collection.

  property Items []: TCollectionItem; [rw]

Indexed array of items in the collection.

end;

TCollection

Base class to manage collections of named objects.

TPersistent,IFPObserved

Base class for streaming system and persistent properties.

TObject

TCollectionItem

Basic object that is managed by a TCollection class.