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# TControl.SendToBack

Moves all sibling controls in front of this control.

## Declaration

Source position: controls.pp line 1725

`public procedure TControl.SendToBack;`

## Description

Use SendToBack to move the control beneath all other sibling controls on the Parent. Only those portions of the control not covered by other controls will be visible.

Calls SetZOrder to move the position for the control on the z-axis (depth) to the maximum Integer value for the platform.

Use BringToFront to move a control to the top of the Z-axis on the Parent control.

Use SetChildZPosition in TWinControl to move a child control to a specific position on the Z-axis where 0 is the top and MaxInt is the bottom of the Z-order.

## See also

TControl.BringToFront |  | Brings the control in front of other sibling controls.
TWinControl.SetChildZPosition |  | Updates the position of the child control in the Z plane (i.e. front-to-back).