TAnchorSide class

Declaration

TAnchorSide = class(TPersistent)

Inheritance

1. TAnchorSide
2. TPersistent
3. TObject

Description

Class holding the reference sides of the anchors of a TControl. Every TControl has four AnchorSides: AnchorSide[akLeft], AnchorSide[akRight], AnchorSide[akTop] and AnchorSide[akBottom]. Normally if Anchors contain akLeft, and the Parent is resized, the LCL tries to keep the distance between the left side of the control and the right side of its parent client area. With AnchorSide[akLeft] you can define a different reference side. The kept distance is defined by the BorderSpacing. For example:

+-----+  +-----+
|  B  |  |  C  |
|     |  +-----+
+-----+

If you want to have the top of B the same as the top of C use

B.AnchorSide[akTop].Side:=asrTop;
  B.AnchorSide[akTop].Control:=C;

If you want to keep a distance of 10 pixels between B and C use

B.BorderSpacing.Right:=10;
  B.AnchorSide[akRight].Side:=asrLeft;
  B.AnchorSide[akRight].Control:=C;

Do not setup in both directions, because this will create a circle, and circles are not allowed.

Another example:

+-------+
|       | +---+
|   B   | | A |
|       | +---+
+-------+

Centering A relative to B:

A.AnchorSide[akTop].Side:=asrCenter;
  A.AnchorSide[akTop].Control:=B;

Or use this equivalent:

A.AnchorSide[akBottom].Side:=asrCenter;
  A.AnchorSide[akBottom].Control:=B;

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