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    TComponent.Name

    Name of the component.

    Declaration

    Source position: classesh.inc line 2735

    published property Name: TComponentName stored False;

    Description

    Name is the name of the component. This name should be a valid identifier, i.e. must start with a letter or underscore, and can contain only letters, numbers and the underscore character. When attempting to set the name of a component, the name will be checked for validity. Furthermore, when a component is owned by another component, the name must be either empty or must be unique among the child component names.

    By "letters", 7-bit letters are meant.

    Errors

    Attempting to set the name to an invalid value will result in an exception being raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    ValidateRename Called when a name change must be validated.
    Owner Owner of this component.