Declaration

TPaintStage = record
  Mask: TPaintStageMask;
  Stage: Cardinal;
  Parameter: Cardinal;
  DsgnTime: Boolean;
  RunTime: Boolean;
end;
PPaintStage = ^TPaintStage;

Description

TPaintStage defines a single rendering step in the image paint pipeline, including execution mask (Mask), stage identifier (Stage), and optional parameter (Parameter).

Field	Type	Description
Mask	TPaintStageMask	Set of contexts (psmDesignTime, psmRunTime, psmExport) where stage is executed.
Stage	Cardinal	Stage identifier constant (PST_CUSTOM, PST_CLEAR_BACKGND, PST_DRAW_BITMAP, PST_DRAW_LAYERS, etc.).
Parameter	Cardinal	Optional stage parameter (e.g. layer option mask for PST_DRAW_LAYERS).
DsgnTime	Boolean	Backward compatibility property for psmDesignTime in Mask.
RunTime	Boolean	Backward compatibility property for psmRunTime in Mask.

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See also

• TPaintStages
• Paint Stage Constants