TActionList

A TActionList component is a container for TAction components. When using TActions in the Action-property of buttons, menus, dialogs, controls it is possible to centralize the effects of mouse-clicks, menu-choices, dialog-selections etc. in a single event handler.

To use a TActionList on a TForm, you select it on the Standard tab of the Component Palette and place it by clicking on the form.

Images
a link to a TImageList that can hold images that correspond to the contained TActions of the TActionList.

State
asNormal
normal handling when TActions are invoked by hotkeys or otherwise.

asSuspended
no response on invoking, but TAction.Enabled is left unchanged

asSuspendedEnabled
no response on invoking, but all TAction.Enabled are set true

Double-clicking on the TActionList present the ActionList Editor where you can add new TActions. Right-click in the actionlist-editor present a local menu. TStandardActions are also available with Ctrl+Ins.

See also

• TActionList documentation
• TAction, TActionLink, TActionListEnumerator, TContainedAction, TCustomAction, TCustomActionList, TShortCutList
• TStandardAction

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