The TextBox component is a text box.
The TextBox component is implemented by the TextBox class.
The TextBox component may look like follows:
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Example of Creating the TextBox Component.
| Constructor name | Brief description | |
| TextBox | The TextBox constructor creates an instance of the TextBox component. |
| Property name | Brief description | |
| ColImgIndex | The ColImgIndex property determines index of the sprite row that contains the background image to be set. | |
| ControlButton | The ControlButton property determines a button that is used to control text field. | |
| EnableEdit | The EnableEdit property determines whether text field can be edited. | |
| ImageAlign | The ImageAlign property determines background image alignment. | |
| ImageEnabledAlways | The ImageEnabledAlways property determines whether text field background image is active, if the field is inactive. | |
| ImageHeight | The ImageHeight property determines height of text field background image. | |
| ImageList | The ImageList property determines text field sprite. | |
| ImageUrl | The ImageUrl property determines the path to text field image. | |
| ImageWidth | The ImageWidth property determines width of text field background image. | |
| IsHint | The IsHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed on the mouse hover on text field background image. | |
| IsPassword | The IsPassword property determines whether the entered text is replaces with asterisks. | |
| IsWatermark | The IsWatermark property determines whether transparent text is rendered if text field is empty and not focused. | |
| MaxLength | The MaxLength property determines maximum text length in text field. | |
| RowImgIndex | The RowImgIndex property determines index of sprite column that contains the background image to be set. | |
| UseImageClass | The UseImageClass property determines CSS class of text field background image component. | |
| ValidState | The ValidState property determines text field state as correctly or incorrectly filled in, which is displayed by means of corresponding highlighting. | |
| WatermarkText | The WatermarkText property determines the text displayed if text field is empty and not focused. |
| Method name | Brief description | |
| applyNotValidCSS | The applyNotValidCSS method sets the style that determines highlighting of invalid input value of text field. | |
| applyValidCSS | The applyValidCSS property sets the style that determines highlighting of valid input value of text field. | |
| blur | The blur method defocuses text field. | |
| getImageMargin | The getImageMargin method returns value of background image margins of text field. | |
| selectAll | The selectAll method selects the entire text contents of text field. | |
| setAllowedSymbols | The setAllowedSymbols method determines the list of characters that can be entered. | |
| setRestrictedSymbols | The setRestrictedSymbols method sets the list of restricted characters. |
| Event name | Brief description | |
| AfterChange | The AfterChange event occurs after completing of text field editing. | |
| AfterTimeout | The AfterTimeout event occurs after completing of text field editing when the delay time between field editing and calling the event expires. | |
| BeforeChange | The BeforeChange event occurs on starting editing of text field. | |
| Blur | The Blur event occurs when text field loses focus. | |
| Enter | The Enter event occurs on pressing the ENTER key in the active text field. | |
| Focus | The Focus event occurs when text field gets focus. | |
| ImageClick | The ImageClick event occurs on the left mouse click on the text field image. | |
| ImageMouseDown | The ImageMouseDown event occurs on holding down the left mouse button on the text field image. | |
| ImageMouseOut | The ImageMouseOut event occurs after the mouse cursor leaves the area of text field background image. | |
| ImageMouseOver | The ImageMouseOver event occurs after pointing the mouse cursor on the text field background image. | |
| ImageMouseUp | The ImageMouseUp event occurs on releasing the left mouse button when the cursor is in the area of text field image. | |
| TextChanged | The TextChanged event occurs after changing text field text. | |
| ValueChanged | The ValueChanged event occurs after changing the value of text field. |
| Property name | Brief description | |
| Anchors | The Anchors property determines position of the component placed within container. | |
| Animation | The Animation property sets animation parameters for component. | |
| Bottom | The Bottom property sets bottom offset on placing the component within the LayoutPanel. | |
| Content | The Content property sets the component contents. | |
| ContextMenu | The ContextMenu property sets the context menu for the component. | |
| Data | The Data property is used to store any custom data. | |
| DataContext | The DataContext property contains an object with data. | |
| Enabled | The Enabled property sets whether the component is enabled. | |
| Height | The Height property determines the component height. | |
| IsResizable | The IsResizable property determines whether the component can be resized. | |
| IsRTL | The lsRTL property sets right to left text direction. | |
| IsVisible | The IsVisible property determines whether the component is displayed. | |
| Left | The Left property sets left offset on placing the component within the GridPanel. | |
| Offset | The Offset property determines coordinates of root DOM node of a control. | |
| Opacity | The Opacity property determines component transparency. | |
| Parent | The Parent property determines a parent component of a control. | |
| ParentNode | The ParentNode property sets parent DOM node. | |
| ResourceKey | The ResourceKey property sets the resource key for the component. | |
| Right | The Right property sets right offset on placing the component within the LayoutPanel. | |
| Rotate | The Rotate property sets component rotation angle. | |
| ShowToolTip | The ShowToolTip property determines whether the tooltip of the component can be displayed. | |
| Style | The Style property sets component style. | |
| TabIndex | The TabIndex property sets the order of the control element passing inside the container. | |
| Tag | The Tag property sets JSON object associated with the component. | |
| ToolTip | The ToolTip property determines text of component tooltip. | |
| Top | The Top property sets top offset on placing the component within the GridPanel. | |
| Value | The Value property sets the value to the component. | |
| Width | The Width property sets the component width. |
| Method name | Brief description | |
| The addClass method adds a CSS class to the component. | ||
| addEvent | The addEvent method adds an event handler to a DOM node. | |
| addEventHandler | The addEventHandler method adds an event handler to a DOM node. | |
| addEvents | The addEvents method adds an array of event handlers to a DOM node. | |
| The addStateClass method adds a CSS class to the component and removes the previous CSS class. | ||
| addStyleBySelector | The addStyleBySelector method creates a block that contains a style with the specified CSS selector. | |
| The addToNode method adds a component to the specified node. | ||
| bindEvents | The bindEvents method subscribes an element to all available events. | |
| The clearStylesCache method clears cache of component styles. | ||
| The getAnchorFlags method returns JSON object that contains settings of the current component's position. | ||
| The getClass method returns the current CSS classes of the component. | ||
| The getCssStyle method returns style for the specified node. | ||
| The getDomNode method returns main DOM node of the component. | ||
| The getFocused method determines whether the component is focused. | ||
| getFunctionByName | The getFunctionByName method returns function by name. | |
| getIsBinded | The getIsBinded method returns whether an element is subscribed to all DOM node events. | |
| The hasClass method determines whether the specified CSS class is set for root DOM node of the control. | ||
| The hide method hides a control. | ||
| The hideToolTip method clears tooltip timeout and hides the tooltip if it is displayed. | ||
| The isResingNow method determines whether the component is being resized. | ||
| refreshBindingProperty | The refreshBindingProperty method refreshes the bound property by name. | |
| refreshItemsStyle | The refreshItemsStyle method refreshes CSS styles of child elements. | |
| refreshStyle | The refreshStyle method refreshes element CSS styles. | |
| The removeClass method removes CSS class from the component. | ||
| The removeEvent method removes event handler from DOM node. | ||
| removeEventHandler | The removeEventHandler method removes event handler from DOM node. | |
| removeFromDOM | The removeFromDOM method removes node from the DOM structure. | |
| The removeStateClasses method removes CSS classes of the component. | ||
| The setDraggable method determines whether it is possible to drag component on the HTML page. | ||
| The setFocus method sets the component focus. | ||
| The setIsHovered method displays the component as on hover. | ||
| The setIsPressed method displays the component as if clicked upon. | ||
| The setOpacityIE8 method sets component transparency value in Internet Explorer 8. | ||
| The setSize method establishes the sizes of the component. | ||
| The show method displays a control. | ||
| unBindEvents | The unBindEvents method unsubscribes an element from all standard events. | |
| The updatePosition method updates size and position when absolute positioning based on the current parameters is used. | ||
| The updateSize method updates the component size on changing the size of the container that contains the component. |
| Event name | Brief description | |
| Drag | The Drag event occurs on clicking and holding the left mouse button. | |
| DragEnd | The DragEnd event occurs when dragging the component finishes. | |
| DragStart | The DragStart event occurs when dragging the component starts. | |
| OnContextMenu | The OnContextMenu event occurs on calling context menu of the component. | |
| SizeChanged | The SizeChanged event occurs after the component is resized. | |
| SizeChanging | The SizeChanging event occurs during component resize. |
| Property name | Brief description | |
| Data | The Data property associates a random object with this component. | |
| Id | The Id property sets component identifier. | |
| Settings | The Settings property sets the component parameters. |
| Method name | Brief description | |
| clone | The clone method creates a copy of object. It is not implemented in PP.Ui.Control. | |
| dispose | The dispose method deletes the component. | |
| getTypeName | The getTypeName method returns the name of the object type without the namespace, to which it belongs. |
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