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In this post, you’ll learn more about the HintPause or DelphiVCL.Application.HintPause property is used to specify the time interval that passes before the control’s Help Hint appears when the user places the mouse pointer on a control or menu item. Use HintPause to change the default pause time of 500 milliseconds (or 1/2second) that is set in the constructor. When assigning a…

In this post, you’ll learn how to use the HelpShowTableOfContents method or DelphiVCL.Application.HelpShowTableOfContents to show the table of contents within the Help system. Use HelpShowTableOfContents to bring up the table of contents for the Help system specified in the CurrentHelpFile property. This method is preferred to calling System.HelpIntfs.ICustomHelpViewer.ShowTableOfContents…

In this post, you’ll learn how to use the GetEnumerator method or DelphiVCL.Application.GetEnumerator to return a TComponent enumerator. GetEnumerator returns a TComponentEnumerator reference, which enumerates the components contained within a specified containing component. To process all these subcomponents, call the TComponentEnumerator GetCurrent method within a While MoveNext do loop.

In this post, you’ll learn how to use the FreeNotification method or DelphiVCL.Application.FreeNotification to ensure that AComponent is notified that the component is going to be destroyed. Use FreeNotification to register AComponent as a component that should be notified when the component is about to be destroyed. It is only necessary to register components this way when they are in a…