TEdit

type TEdit = class(TCustomEdit)

public

  property AutoSelected: Boolean;

Set to True when the text selection was made automatically.

published

  property Align: TAlign;

Specifies the placement of the control on its Parent control.

  property Alignment: TAlignment;

The horizontal alignment for the text in the control (left, right, or centered).

  property Anchors: TAnchors;

The set of anchor definitions for this control.

  property AutoSize: Boolean;

Allows automatic adjustment of the size for the control, according to its content.

  property AutoSelect: Boolean;

Enables auto-selection of text when focused.

  property BidiMode: TBiDiMode;

Indicates whether text controls use in bi-directional reading.

  property BorderSpacing: TControlBorderSpacing;

Determines the inner and outer border spacing for this control.

  property BorderStyle: TBorderStyle;

Indicates the line style drawn as a border around the control.

  property CharCase: TEditCharCase;

Controls the character case applied to values entered in the control.

  property Color: TGraphicsColor;

The background color of the control.

  property Constraints: TSizeConstraints;

Contains the minimum and maximum Width and Height for the control.

  property DoubleBuffered: Boolean;

Allows to reduce flicker in the painting of the 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 responds to mouse or keyboard input.

  property Font: TFont;

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

  property HideSelection: Boolean;

Determines if selected text to be hidden when the control does not have focus.

  property MaxLength: Integer;

The maximum length of the value entered in Text, or 0 (zero) for unlimited length.

  property NumbersOnly: Boolean;

Indicates if the edit control accepts numeric values only.

  property ParentBidiMode: Boolean;

Indicates whether the BiDiMode settings in the Parent control are used.

  property OnChange: TNotifyEvent;

Event handler signalled when the text for the control is changed.

  property OnChangeBounds: TNotifyEvent;

Event handler signalled when the Bounds for the control have been changed.

  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 signalled when editing is done.

  property OnEndDrag: TEndDragEvent;

Notification handler for the end of a drag operation.

  property OnEnter: TNotifyEvent;

Handler for control receiving the focus.

  property OnExit: TNotifyEvent;

Handler for control losing 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;

Event handler signalled when a key up event has occurred for the control.

  property OnMouseDown: TMouseEvent;

Event handler signalled when a mouse down event is handled for the control.

  property OnMouseEnter: TNotifyEvent;

Event handler signalled when the mouse pointer has entered the control.

  property OnMouseLeave: TNotifyEvent;

Event handler signalled when the mouse pointer has left the control.

  property OnMouseMove: TMouseMoveEvent;

Event handler for mouse movement within the control.

  property OnMouseUp: TMouseEvent;

Event handler signalled when a mouse up event is handled for the control.

  property OnMouseWheel: TMouseWheelEvent;

Event handler for mouse wheel turned.

  property OnMouseWheelDown: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

Event handler for downward movement of mouse wheel.

  property OnMouseWheelUp: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

Event handler for upward movement of the mouse wheel.

  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;

Uses the Color from the Parent control, when enabled.

  property ParentDoubleBuffered: Boolean;

Value for the DoubleBuffered property in a Parent control.

  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 obfuscation of 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;

Indicates if the user is prevented from changing the value for the Text in the control.

  property ShowHint: Boolean;

Enables Hint display for the control.

  property TabStop: Boolean;

Enables keyboard navigation using the Tab or Shift+Tab keys.

  property TabOrder: TTabOrder;

Indicates the navigation order for the control when the user presses the Tab or Shift+Tab key.

  property Text: TCaption;

The text displayed and edited for the control.

  property TextHint: string;

Default hint text shown when the Text property is empty and the control is not focused.

  property Visible: Boolean;

Allows the control, and all of its children, to be displayed or hidden.

end;

TEdit

Implements an edit control with a single line of text.

TCustomEdit

The base class for controls presenting editable text.

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Implements a windowed control which can contain other child controls.

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The base class for visible controls.

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