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# TLabel

[Properties (by Name)] [Methods (by Name)] [Events (by Name)]

TLabel : a brief text label to be placed in the Form near any object that needs to be identified.

## Declaration

Source position: stdctrls.pp line 1450

`type TLabel = class(TCustomLabel)`
`published`
`property Align;` |  | Used to align the control to the top, bottom, left or right of its client.
`property Alignment;` |  | Alignment - whether text is centered, left- or right-justified
`property Anchors;` |  | The set of anchor definitions for this control
`property AutoSize;` |  | Whether auto-size is to be used
`property BidiMode;` |  | BiDiMode - enabling bi-directional writing
`property BorderSpacing;` |  | Determines the border spacing for this control
`property Caption;` |  | Caption - the text-string appearing on the Control, usually used to identify its function
`property Color;` |  | Determine the colour for the current control
`property Constraints;` |  | Determine Constraints (max and min height and width) for this control
`property DragCursor;` |  | DragCursor - the style of cursor to be used during the Drag process
`property DragKind;` |  | DragKind - what sort of dragging? Drag or Dock
`property DragMode;` |  | DragMode - whether manual or automatic
`property Enabled;` |  | Whether the control is Enabled (read/write). If not, it usually appears 'greyed-out'
`property FocusControl;` |  | FocusControl - which control has focus
`property Font;` |  | The font to be used for text in this control (read/write).
`property Layout;` |  | Layout - How the Text is to be laid out in the text rectangle: at the Bottom, Centre or Top
`property ParentBidiMode;` |  | ParentBiDiMode - does the control follow the BiDiMode settings of its parent?
`property ParentColor;` |  | ParentColor - should the control have the same colour as the parent? Default is true
`property ParentFont;` |  | ParentFont - should the control use the same font as the parent? Default is true
`property ParentShowHint;` |  | ParentShowHint - does the control adopt the same hinting behaviour as its parent? Default is true
`property PopupMenu;` |  | PopupMenu - a context-sensitive menu that pops up when the right mouse button is clicked over this control
`property ShowAccelChar;` |  | ShowAccelChar - underline the character in the label that acts as an accelerator with a shortcut key
`property ShowHint;` |  | Flag to determine: Is hint to be displayed for this control?
`property Transparent;` |  | Transparent - whether the viewer can see through the control. Default True
`property Visible;` |  | Visible - can the control be seen?
`property WordWrap;` |  | WordWrap - whether a word is to be wrapped to the next line if the text is about to become too long for the width available
`property OnClick;` |  | Event Handler for mouse click
`property OnDblClick;` |  | Event Handle for mouse double-click
`property OnDragDrop;` |  | Event handler for the drop of a control onto this control.
`property OnDragOver;` |  | Event handler for the case when a control is dragged over another control
`property OnEndDrag;` |  | Event handler for the end of a dragging process
`property OnMouseDown;` |  | Event handler for when a mouse button is pressed down
`property OnMouseMove;` |  | Event handler for mouse movement within the current control
`property OnMouseUp;` |  | Event handler for when the mouse button is released, ie "up"
`property OnMouseEnter;` |  | Event handler for when the mouse enters the area of the current control
`property OnMouseLeave;` |  | Event handler for when the mouse leaves the area of the current control
`property OnChangeBounds;` |  | Event handler for a change in bounds of the control
`property OnContextPopup;` |  | Event handler to supply information when a context-sensitive pop-up menu is required
`property OnResize;` |  | Event Handler for resize of control
`property OnStartDrag;` |  | Event handler for start of dragging operation
`property OptimalFill;` |  | OptimalFill - boolean. If True, font size is adjusted for optimal fill of available space
`end;`

## Inheritance

`TLabel` |  | TLabel : a brief text label to be placed in the Form near any object that needs to be identified.
`TCustomLabel` |  | TCustomLabel : the base type from which TLabel is derived.
`TGraphicControl` |  | TGraphicControl is the base class for all lightweight controls.
`TControl`
`TLCLComponent` |  | TLCLComponent - base class for LCL components
`TComponent,IUnknown,IInterfaceComponentReference`
`TPersistent`
`TObject`

## See also

HowToUseStdCtrls |  | How to use StdCtrls, ComCtrls or ExtCtrls

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