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# TComponent.Name

Name of the component.

## Declaration

Source position: classesh.inc line 1991

`published property TComponent.Name : TComponentName read FName write SetName stored False;`

## Description

Name is the name of the component. This name should be a valid identifier, i.e. must start with a letter or underscore, and can contain only letters, numbers and the underscore character. When attempting to set the name of a component, the name will be checked for validity. Furthermore, when a component is owned by another component, the name must be either empty or must be unique among the child component names.

By "letters", 7-bit letters are meant.

## Errors

Attempting to set the name to an invalid value will result in an exception being raised.

## See also

ValidateRename |  | Called when a name change must be validated
Owner |  | Owner of this component.