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

Base class of all classes.

TCollectionItem

Basic object that is managed by a TCollection class.