ImageEn, unit iexLayers

TIELayer


Declaration

TIELayer = class;


Description

TIELayer is the parent class of all TImageEnView layer types. Layers allow your users to build complex images from text, shapes, lines, polygon and other images, and merge them. All layer types can be created, resized, rotated and moved, either programmatically or by the user.



Layer Types

Kind Class Description Example
ielkImage TIEImageLayer Layer that contains an image
ielkShape TIEShapeLayer Layer that displays standard shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, stars, etc. One hundred built-in shapes are available
ielkLine TIELineLayer Layer that displays a single line, optionally including a text label and start and ending arrows
ielkPolyline TIEPolylineLayer Layer that displays a polyline or polygon of multiple points
ielkAngle TIEAngleLayer Layer that displays an angle
ielkText TIETextLayer Layer that displays text




Debugging Visualizer

You can view the layers of a TImageEnView while debugging by hovering over the object and clicking the Inspect button:



Methods and Properties

General
Public Method  Assign
Public Property  Bitmap
Public Method  ConvertToImageLayer
Public Method  ConvertToPolylineLayer
Public Method  CopyToBitmap
Public Property  DrawingInfo
Public Method  DrawToCanvas
Public Property  DrawOuter
Public Method  GetDefaultName
Public Method  GetDescription
Public Method  GetLayerMask
Public Method  GetProperties
Public Property  Guid
Public Property  GroupIndex
Public Property  Hint
Public Property  IsMask
Public Property  Kind
Public Property  LayerIndex
Public Property  Locked
Public Property  Modified
Public Property  ModifiedDate
Public Property  Name
Public Property  Selectable
Public Property  Selected
Public Method  SetProperties
Public Method  SetTextProperties
Public Method  Swap
Public Method  SupportsFeature
Public Property  Tag
Public Property  URL
Public Property  UserData
Public Property  UserDataLen
Public Property  Visible
Public Property  VisibleBox

Style
Public Property  AntiAlias
Public Property  AlphaEdgeFeathering
Public Property  BorderColor
Public Property  BorderWidth
Public Property  Cropped
Public Property  FillColor
Public Property  FillColor2
Public Property  FillGradient
Public Property  FillOpacity
Public Property  Flip
Public Property  InnerGlow
Public Property  Opacity
Public Property  Operation
Public Property  Rotate
Public Property  RotateCenterX
Public Property  RotateCenterY
Public Property  ScaleLocking
Public Property  SoftShadow

Size and Position
Public Property  AspectRatioLocked
Public Property  ClientAreaBox
Public Method  ConvXBmp2Scr
Public Method  ConvXScr2Bmp
Public Method  ConvYBmp2Scr
Public Method  ConvYScr2Bmp
Public Property  Height
Public Property  LayerRect
Public Method  PointOverLayer
Public Property  PosX
Public Property  PosY
Public Method  PreferredAspectRatio
Public Method  RestoreAspectRatio
Public Property  Width

Measurement
Public Property  RulerMode
Public Property  RulerUnits
Public Method  RulerValue

 Provides generic access to properties in descendent classes


See Also

 Layer Editing Overview
 LayersAdd
 LayersInsert
 TIELayerKind
 MouseInteractLayers
 LayerOptions