It holds the high level information related to the component, such as author version, the icon to show the copyright information when loaded in Processor Expert.
In the Component Editor, the project name is different from the component name. Every component is represented as a tree of elements, such as Methods, Properties, and Events. Each element has a context menu and an associated editor.
The Component Editor is divided into two panels.
- Left Panel: displays internal component structure and all related files.
- Right Panel: displays an editor for a selected item from component. Editor is also divided into tabs. The number of tabs depend on the item that is being edited.
This table explain the fields of Component Editor.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Header | |
| Name | Name of the component |
| Description | Short description of the component |
| Author | Author's name, that will appear in the source code header |
| Version | Version number of the component. To indicate a beta version, use format 00.9XX. When you save the CDE, it will ask you if a new revision needs to be added |
| Icon | Component icon name, relative path to .bean without extension |
| Types File | Comma-separated list of types-files (*.tps), relative path from Beans\, without extension |
| File Version | Component file format |
| Options | Contains component specific options (CDE UI provides tool tip with detailed description) |
| Help | Contains configuration of help style |
| Help type | Define list of preselected help pages (templates) |
| Help Files | List of help files with proper order based on selected type |
| Auto Save Driver | Driver is saved automatically |
| Detailed Help | Displays the detailed help |
| Auto Save Help | Auto saves the help |
| Compiler | Select the compiler that can be used |