life.txt

GREATIS Print Suite Pro for Delphi (3-7,2005,2006,2007) and C++ Builder (3-6) Set of components for

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 Life
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About Life
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Greatis Life (TLife component) represents realization of known 
Conway's algorithm "Life". You will see life of a new 
civilization directly on your computer! It is beautiful and 
entertaining!


TLife component
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Methods

public

constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent); override;
destructor Destroy; override;
procedure Paint; override;
inherited methods

procedure Lock;
procedure Unlock;
locks and unlocks drawing (see also Lock property)

procedure Fill;
fills the field (see also FillDensity property)

procedure Clear;
clears the field

procedure NextGeneration
generates next generation from current state

function CellFromPoint(P: TPoint): TPoint;
converts control coordinates to cell coordinate

Properties

public

property SurviveCellCount: Integer; read-only
contains survive cell count

property XRange: Integer; read-only
property YRange: Integer; read-only
contains field size in cells

property Generation: Integer; read-only
contains generation number

property Cells[X,Y: Integer]: TCellState; read/write
set and get cell state
TCellShape = (shSquare,shCircle,shOwnerDraw);

property Canvas: TCanvas;
inherited property

published

property BackgroundColor: TColor; read/write
background color of the field

property GridColor: TColor; read/write
grid dots color

property LonelinessColor: TColor; read/write
property OvercrowdingColor: TColor; read/write
property SurviveColor: TColor; read/write
colors of cell states

property CellSize: Integer; read/write
size of the cell

property EnableRandomLife: Boolean; read/write
enable/disabe random life

property RandomLife: Integer; read/write
random life nascenty

property CellShape: TCellShape; read/write
shape of cells (see also OnDrawCell)
TCellShape = (shSquare,shCircle,shOwnerDraw);

property ShowGrid: Boolean; read/write
show/hide grid

property ShowDying: Boolean; read/write
show/hide dying cells
if False realises "Pure Conway"

property Closed: Boolean; read/write
if True field is closed by opposite sides

property FillDensity: Boolean; read/write
initial fill density (1/value) (see also Fill)

property OnDrawCell: TDrawCellEvent; read/write
user draw event (see also CellShape property)
TDrawLifeCell = procedure(Sender: TObject; 
  X,Y: Integer; R: TRect) of object;

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