TToolBar
TToolBar
is a visible component on the Common Controls tab of the Component Palette that provides a tool bar with TToolButtons.
A TToolBar act as a container that manages tool buttons with images from a TImageList, arranging them in rows and automatically adjusting their sizes and positions.
Example
This example adds buttons in a toolbar during runtime.
To use this example, create a new application and add the example code to the unit. Remember to add the ComCtls unit in the uses clause.
procedure AddButtons(ToolBar: TToolBar; const ButtonCaptions: array of String);
var
i: integer;
begin
for i := 0 to High(ButtonCaptions) do
begin
with TToolButton.Create(ToolBar) do
begin
Parent := ToolBar;
Caption := ButtonCaptions[i];
if (ButtonCaptions[i] = '|') then
Style := tbsSeparator
else
Style := tbsButton;
AutoSize := True;
Left := Parent.Width; //Buttons are added from left to right, otherwise the direction might be random, usually from right to left
end;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
ToolBar: TToolBar;
begin
ToolBar := TToolBar.Create(Self);
ToolBar.Parent := Self;
ShowMessage(IntToStr(ToolBar.ButtonCount));
AddButtons(ToolBar, ['New', 'Save', '|', 'Cut', 'Copy', 'Paste']);
ToolBar.ShowCaptions := True;
ToolBar.Height := 40;
ToolBar.ButtonWidth := 75;
ShowMessage(IntToStr(ToolBar.ButtonCount));
end;See also
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