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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.

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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;

TToolBar

Example

See also