TDocumentAncestor Class

Definition

Manage an abstracted document file.

Delphi
type TDocumentAncestor = class(TObject)
Inheritance
TObject
TDocumentAncestor
Derived

Remarks

Descend from its descendants for your real documents.

Constructors

Create

Used to create a new instance of this class. It's better to use TDocument.DefaultDocument if you have only one document in your project, but create instances for each document if you want to edit more than one at the same time.

Properties

FileName

The FileName for this document (no path, no extension) if opened by LoadFromFile(WithAName) or it has been saved by SaveToFile(WithAName)

HasChanged

Returns True if a document parameter has changed since last Clear(), LoadXXX() or SaveXXX()

Path

Path to the folder where this document will be saved.

Methods

Clear

Used to clean current instance and reset all properties and fields to their default values

GetDocumentExtension

Returns the file extension for the storrage file of this document.

GetDocumentGUID

Returns the unique identifier used in the document jeader to check if the file is compatible with this project.

GetFileName
GetPath
IsCrypted

Return True if this document is crypted.

LoadFromFile(string)

Used to load the document from a file after clearing the instance.

SaveToFile(string)

Used to save current document to a file

SetHasChanged(Boolean)
SetPath(string)

Fields