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# TControlActionLink

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TControlActionLink - links the current control to an action

## Declaration

Source position: controls.pp line 753

`type TControlActionLink = class(TActionLink)`
`protected`
`FClient: TControl;` |  | Local variable that identifies the client control that is to be linked to the action
`procedure AssignClient(); override;` |  |
`procedure SetCaption(); override;` |  | SetCaption - specifies the caption for the control
`procedure SetEnabled(); override;` |  | SetEnabled - specifies whether or not the link is enabled
`procedure SetHint(); override;` |  | SetHint - specifies the string to use for the hint
`procedure SetHelpContext(); override;` |  | SetHelpContext - specifies the context-based help variable to use
`procedure SetHelpKeyword(); override;` |  | SetHelpKeyword - specifies the help keyword
`procedure SetHelpType(); override;` |  | SetHelpType - specifies the type of help to use
`procedure SetVisible(); override;` |  | SetVisible - specifies the visiblity
`procedure SetOnExecute(); override;` |  | SetOnExecute - specifies the Execute event handler
`function IsOnExecuteLinked; override;` |  | IsOnExecuteLinked - returns True if the OnExecute event is linked
`function DoShowHint(); virtual;` |  | DoShowHint - method to display hint; returns True if successful
`public`
`function IsCaptionLinked; override;` |  | Is the action's Caption linked to the client?
`function IsEnabledLinked; override;` |  | Is the action's Enabled property linked to the client?
`function IsHelpLinked; override;` |  | Is the action's Help property linked to the client?
`function IsHintLinked; override;` |  | Is the action's Hint property linked to the client?
`function IsVisibleLinked; override;` |  | Is the action's Visible property linked to the client?
`end;`

## Inheritance

`TControlActionLink` |  | TControlActionLink - links the current control to an action
`TActionLink`
?
`TObject`

## Description

TControlActionLink - links the current control to an action

Defines a number of protected methods (inherited from TActionLink) for checking which parts of the control are linked to the action

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