TDocumentAncestor Class

Manage an abstracted document file.

type TDocumentAncestor = class(TObject)

The TDocumentAncestor type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	Create	Used to create a new instance of this class. It's better to use TDocument.DefaultDocument if you have only one document in your project, but create instances for each document if you want to edit more than one at the same time.

	Name	Description
	FileName	The FileName for this document (no path, no extension) if opened by LoadFromFile(WithAName) or it has been saved by SaveToFile(WithAName)
	HasChanged	Returns True if a document parameter has changed since last Clear(), LoadXXX() or SaveXXX()
	Path	Path to the folder where this document will be saved.

	Name	Description
	Clear	Used to clean current instance and reset all properties and fields to their default values
	GetDocumentExtension	Returns the file extension for the storrage file of this document.
	GetDocumentGUID	Returns the unique identifier used in the document jeader to check if the file is compatible with this project.
	IsCrypted	Return True if this document is crypted.
	LoadFromFile	Used to load the document from a file after clearing the instance.
	SaveToFile	Used to save current document to a file
	SetHasChanged

Descend from its descendants for your real documents.