ICustomEdit

Description

The ICustomEdit interface contains basic properties and methods of the components of the development environment that support input and editing of data. These components implement the event on changing the input data.

Properties

	Property name	Brief description
	AutoSelect	The AutoSelect property determines whether all component text is selected when component gets focus.
	BorderStyle	The BorderStyle property determines the style of a component border.
	CanUndo	The CanUndo property returns True if it is possible to undo text changes in the component.
	CharacterCasing	The CharacterCasing property determines the case of entered component characters.
	HideSelection	The HideSelection property determines whether selected component's text should remain selected on transferring focus to another component.
	MaxLength	The MaxLength property determines the maximum length of entered text.
	Modified	The Modified property returns True if the component text has been changed.
	ReadOnly	The ReadOnly property determines whether the user can change the component text.
	SelLength	The SelLength property determines the number of characters selected in the component text.
	SelStart	The SelStart property determines the position to start text selection in the component.
	SelText	The SelText property determines the text selected in the component.

Properties inherited from IControl

	Property name	Brief description
	Align	The Align property determines component alignment within its parent component.
	AllowDrag	The AllowDrag property determines whether an object can be dragged from a component.
	AllowDrop	The AllowDrop property determines whether a component can accept a dragged object.
	Anchors	The Anchors property returns settings determining % of the resize for the current component when the parent component is resized.
	Brush	The Brush property determines the brush that is used to fill the component area.
	ClientHeight	The ClientHeight property determines the height of the client component area.
	ClientWidth	The ClientWidth property determines the width of the client component area.
	Color	The Color property determines a component background color.
	Cursor	The Cursor property determines how the cursor looks like when is it hovered over a component during form execution.
	Enabled	The Enabled property determines whether a component is available for the user.
	Focused	The Focused property returns True if the focus is set to the component.
	Font	The Font property determines parameters of the font that is used to display text in a component.
	Height	The Height property determines component height in pixels.
	HelpContext	The HelpContext property determines a unique index for a section of a context help for this component.
	Hint	The Hint property determines a tooltip text displayed on hovering over a component.
	HintTimeout	The HintTimeout property determines for how long a tooltip is displayed.
	Left	The Left property determines a coordinate of the component left edge in pixels.
	Parent	The Parent property determines a parent component.
	ParentColor	The ParentColor property determines whether a component inherits the color of the parent component.
	ParentFont	The ParentFont property determines whether a component uses the font of the parent component.
	ParentShowHint	The ParentShowHint property determines when a tooltip is displayed.
	PopupMenu	The PopupMenu property determines the context menu displayed when a component is clicked with the right mouse button.
	Scrolls	The Scrolls property returns parameters of component's scrollbars.
	ShowHint	The ShowHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed when a component is hovered.
	TabOrder	The TabOrder property determines a component position in a tab order.
	TabStop	The TabStop property determines whether the component must be focused when the Tab button is pressed.
	Text	The Text property determines a row identifying a component for the user.
	Top	The Top property determines a coordinate of the component top edge in pixels.
	Visible	The Visible property determines whether the component is displayed when a form is executed.
	Width	The Width property determines horizontal size of a component in pixels.

Properties inherited from IComponent

	Property name	Brief description
	ComponentCount	The ComponentCount property returns the number of child components located on the parent component.
	Components	The Components property returns the child component, which index is passed by the input parameter.
	Data	The Data property is used to store any custom data.
	Name	The Name property determines a component name.
	Tag	The compiler does not use the Tag property. The user can change the value of the Tag property and use it as he wishes.

Methods

	Method name	Brief description
	Clear	The Clear method deletes all text in the component.
	ClearSelection	The ClearSelection method deletes selected text in component.
	ClearUndo	The ClearUndo method is used to fix changes of the Text property.
	CopyToClipboard	The CopyToClipboard method enables the user to copy selected data to clipboard.
	CutToClipboard	The CutToClipboard method enables the user to cut selected data and place it to clipboard.
	PasteFromClipboard	The PasteFromClipboard method pastes data from the clipboard.
	SelectAll	The SelectAll method selects all text in the component.
	Undo	The Undo method cancels last text change in the component.

Methods inherited from IControl

	Method name	Brief description
	BringToFront	Outdated.The BringToFront method brings the component to front.
	ClientToScreen	The ClientToScreen method converts point coordinates specified relative to the component's coordinate system into screen coordinates.
	DoDragDrop	The DoDragDrop method enables the user to start dragging operation.
	GetImage	The GetImage method returns a graphic presentation of a component together with all child components.
	ScreenToClient	The ScreenToClient method converts point's screen coordinates into coordinates specified relative to the component's coordinate system.
	SendToBack	Outdated. The SendToBack method sends the component to back.
	SetFocus	The SetFocus method sets focus to this component.

Events

	Event name	Brief description
	OnChange	The OnChange event occurs after the Text property of the edit component has been changed.

See also:

Forms Assembly Interfaces