"TfrxComponent"是所有FastReport组件的基类，这种类型的对象拥有“coordinates”, “size”, “font” ，“visibility” 以及一系列子对象。该类用过多种方法，允许保存和恢复对象状态。本文主要介绍FastReport VCL报表的的类层次结构中的"TfrxComponent"基类。

TfrxComponent = class(TComponent)
protected
procedure SetParent(AParent: TfrxComponent); virtual;
procedure SetLeft(Value: Extended); virtual;
procedure SetTop(Value: Extended); virtual;
procedure SetWidth(Value: Extended); virtual;
procedure SetHeight(Value: Extended); virtual;
procedure SetFont(Value: TFont); virtual;
procedure SetParentFont(Value: Boolean); virtual;
procedure SetVisible(Value: Boolean); virtual;
procedure FontChanged(Sender: TObject); virtual;
public
constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent); override;
procedure Assign(Source: TPersistent); override;
procedure Clear; virtual;
procedure CreateUniqueName;
procedure LoadFromStream(Stream: TStream); virtual;
procedure SaveToStream(Stream: TStream); virtual;
procedure SetBounds(ALeft, ATop, AWidth, AHeight: Extended);
function FindObject(const AName: String): TfrxComponent;
class function GetDescription: String; virtual;

property Objects: TList readonly;
property AllObjects: TList readonly;
property Parent: TfrxComponent;
property Page: TfrxPage readonly;
property Report: TfrxReport readonly;
property IsDesigning: Boolean;
property IsLoading: Boolean;
property IsPrinting: Boolean;
property BaseName: String;
property Left: Extended;
property Top: Extended;
property Width: Extended;
property Height: Extended;
property AbsLeft: Extended readonly;
property AbsTop: Extended readonly;
property Font: TFont;
property ParentFont: Boolean;
property Restrictions: TfrxRestrictions;
property Visible: Boolean;
end;

• Clear：清除对象内容，并删除它的所有子对象
• CreateUniqueName：创建对象的唯一名称
• LoadFromStream：加载对象以及流中的所有子对象
• SaveToStream：保存对象到流
• SetBounds：设定对象的坐标和大小
• FindObject：在子对象中搜索指定了名称的对象
• GetDescription：返回对象描述

当你修改相应的属性时候，会调用下列方法。如何你需要额外处理，你需要覆盖它们。

- SetParent
- SetLeft
- SetTop
- SetWidth
- SetHeight
- SetFont
- SetParentFont
- SetVisible
- FontChanged

在“TfrxComponent”类中定义了以下属性：

• Objects：list of child objects
• AllObjects：list of all subordinate objects
• Parent： link to parent object
• Page：link to report page on which object resides
• Report link：to report in which object appears
• IsDesigning： “True” if designer is running
• IsLoading ：“True” if object is being loaded from stream
• IsPrinting ：“True” if object is being printed out
• BaseName： object base name; this value is used in “CreateUniqueName” method
• Left object： X-coordinate (relative to parent)
• Top ：object Y-coordinate (relative to parent)
• Width： object width
• Height ：object height
• AbsLeft ：object absolute X-coordinate
• AbsTop ：object absolute Y-coordinate
• Font ：object font
• ParentFont： if “True” then uses parent object font settings
• Restrictionsset of flags which restricts one or more object operations
• Visible ：object visibility