IDLitComponent objects have the following properties. Properties with the word “Yes” in the “Get” column of the property table can be retrieved via IDLitComponent::GetProperty. Properties with the word “Yes” in the “Init” column of the property table can be set via IDLitComponent::Init. Properties with the word “Yes” in the “Set” column in the property table can be set via IDLitComponent::SetProperty.
Note: For a discussion of the property description tables shown below, see Modifying Object Property Descriptions.
Objects of this class have the following properties.
COMPONENT_VERSION
A integer value representing the version of the component object. This value is set automatically and is intended to aid in determining how a component object should be restored by the Restore method.
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Property Type
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Integer |
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Name String
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Get: Yes |
Set: No |
Init: No |
Registered: No
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DESCRIPTION
A string giving the full name or description of this object.
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Property Type
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STRING |
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Name String
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Description |
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: Yes
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HELP
A scalar string representing the help topic associated with this object. If this property is not set, or is set to an empty string, then the object class name will be used as the default help topic.
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Property Type
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String
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Name String
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: No
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ICON
A string specifying the name of an icon to be associated with this object. Typically, this property is the name of a bitmap file used when displaying this object in a tree view.
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Property Type
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String
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Name String
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: No
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IDENTIFIER
A string containing the object identifier for this object. If this property is not specified, then the NAME property is used as the identifier.
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Property Type
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String
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Name String
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: No
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NAME
A string giving the human-readable name of this object.
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Property Type
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STRING |
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Name String
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Name |
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: Yes
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PRIVATE
A boolean value that indicates whether the object should be marked as private. Objects marked private (and all of their children) are not displayed in the graphical iTool browser windows.
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Property Type
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Boolean |
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Name String
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: No
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UVALUE
A value of any type containing any information you wish.
Note: Object references or pointers contained in the UVALUE property are not automatically cleaned up when the IDLitComponent object is destroyed.
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Property Type
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User Defined |
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Name String
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Get: Yes |
Set: Yes |
Init: Yes
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Registered: No
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