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TEdit

[Properties (by Name)] [Methods (by Name)] [Events (by Name)]

A control with a single line of editable text.

Declaration

Source position: stdctrls.pp line 901

type TEdit = class(TCustomEdit) end;

public

  property AutoSelected: Boolean;

  

True when the text selection was established automatically.

published

  property Action: TBasicAction;

  

The Action associated with this control.

  property Align: TAlign;

  

Specifies the placement of the control inside its Parent.

  property Alignment: TAlignment;

  

The horizontal adjustment of the text - left, right, or centered.

  property Anchors: TAnchors;

  

The set of anchor definitions for this control.

  property AutoSize: Boolean;

  

Allows to automatically adjust the size of the control, according to its content.

  property AutoSelect: Boolean;

  

If True, the edit control will select all its text when it receives focus or when the Enter key is pressed.

  property BidiMode: TBiDiMode;

  

Customization (of text controls) in bidirectional reading environments.

  property BorderSpacing: TControlBorderSpacing;

  

Determines the inner and outer border spacing for this control.

  property BorderStyle: TBorderStyle;

  

Allows to show a border (line) around the control,

  property CharCase: TEditCharCase;

  

Allows to force the text into all upper or lower case.

  property Color: TColor;

  

The background color of the control.

  property Constraints: TSizeConstraints;

  

The minimal and maximal Width and Height of this control.

  property DragCursor: TCursor;

  

The cursor shape shown while the control is dragged.

  property DragKind: TDragKind;

  

The operation when the control is dragged - Drag or Dock.

  property DragMode: TDragMode;

  

Allows the user to drag the control.

  property EchoMode: TEchoMode;

  

Allows to modify the text display, useful for entering passwords.

  property Enabled: Boolean;

  

Determines whether the control reacts on mouse or keyboard input.

  property Font: TFont;

  

The font to be used for text display in this control.

  property HideSelection: Boolean;

  

Allows to hide the selection, when the control doesn't have the focus.

  property MaxLength: Integer;

  

The maximum length of the text; zero for unlimited.

  property NumbersOnly: Boolean;

  property ParentBidiMode: Boolean;

  

Allows to use the BiDiMode settings of Parent. Default is true.

  property OnChange: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for any change in text.

  property OnChangeBounds: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for a change of the Bounds of the control.

  property OnClick: TNotifyEvent;

  

Notification handler for mouse clicks.

  property OnContextPopup: TContextPopupEvent;

  

Invoked when a context-sensitive pop-up menu is requested.

  property OnDblClick: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event Handler for double mouse clicks.

  property OnDragDrop: TDragDropEvent;

  

This handler determines the action on an drop onto this control, in a drag-drop operation.

  property OnDragOver: TDragOverEvent;

  

Event handler for a control being dragged over this control.

  property OnEditingDone: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler when editing is done.

  property OnEndDrag: TEndDragEvent;

  

Notification handler for the end of a dragging operation.

  property OnEnter: TNotifyEvent;

  

Handler for control receiving the focus.

  property OnExit: TNotifyEvent;

  

Handler for control loosing the focus. This is a good place for checking the finished user input.

  property OnKeyDown: TKeyEvent;

  

Handler for keyboard key pressed.

  property OnKeyPress: TKeyPressEvent;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property OnKeyUp: TKeyEvent;

  

Handler for keyboard key released.

  property OnMouseDown: TMouseEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse button going down.

  property OnMouseEnter: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse entering the area of the control.

  property OnMouseLeave: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse leaving the area of the control.

  property OnMouseMove: TMouseMoveEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse movement within the control.

  property OnMouseUp: TMouseEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse button going up.

  property OnMouseWheel: TMouseWheelEvent;

  property OnMouseWheelDown: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  property OnMouseWheelUp: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  property OnResize: TNotifyEvent;

  

Notification handler for a resize of the control.

  property OnStartDrag: TStartDragEvent;

  

Event handler for the start of a dragging operation.

  property OnUTF8KeyPress: TUTF8KeyPressEvent;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property ParentColor: Boolean;

  

If true, the Color of the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property ParentFont: Boolean;

  

If true, the Font of the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property ParentShowHint: Boolean;

  

If true, the value of ShowHint for the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property PasswordChar: Char;

  

Allows to obfuscate the displayed text, showing all characters as PasswordChar.

  property PopupMenu: TPopupMenu;

  

A context-sensitive menu that pops up when the right mouse button is clicked over this control

  property ReadOnly: Boolean;

  

Prevents the user from changing the text.

  property ShowHint: Boolean;

  

Enables the Hint display.

  property TabStop: Boolean;

  

Allows the user to navigate to this control, by pressing the Tab key.

  property TabOrder: TTabOrder;

  

Determines the sequence of controls, reachable when the user presses the Tab key.

  property Text: TCaption;

  

The text in the edit box.

  property TextHint: TTranslateString;

  property Visible: Boolean;

  

Allows to show or hide the control, and all of its children.

Inheritance

TEdit

  

A control with a single line of editable text.

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TCustomEdit

  

The base class for controls presenting editable text.

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TWinControl

  

The base class for controls which can contain other (child) controls.

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TControl

  

The base class for visible controls.

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TLCLComponent

  

The base class for LCL components associated with widgets.

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TComponent

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TObject

See also

HowToUseStdCtrls

  

How to use StdCtrls, ComCtrls or ExtCtrls

TMemo

  

Control for editable multi-line text.

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