The EditBox class implements the EditBox development environment component that is a single-line text editor.
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PasswordChar | The PasswordChar property determines the character that substitutes real characters entered by the user. |
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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. |
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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 that opens when the 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. | |
SetFocus | The SetFocus method sets focus to this component. |
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OnChange | The OnChange event occurs after the Text property of the edit component has been changed. |
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OnBeginDrag | The OnBeginDrag event occurs for a component, when the user starts to drag an object from the component. | |
OnClick | The OnlClick event occurs if the user clicks the component area. | |
OnControlMove | The OnControlMove event occurs when the component is moved. | |
OnControlResize | The OnControlResize event occurs when the component is resized. | |
OnDblClick | The OnDblClick event occurs if the user double-clicks the component area. | |
OnDragDrop | The OnDragDrop event occurs for the component if the user drops a dragged object over it. | |
OnDragEnter | The OnDragEnter event occurs when a dragged object enters the component area. | |
OnDragLeave | The OnDragLeave event occurs when a dragged object leaves component borders. | |
OnDragOver | The OnDragOver event occurs for the component when the user drags an object over it. | |
OnEnter | The OnEnter event occurs when the component receives focus. | |
OnExit | The OnExit event occurs when the component loses focus. | |
OnHScroll | The OnHScroll event occurs when horizontal scrollbar slider changes its position. | |
OnKeyDown | The OnKeyDown event occurs if the component is focused and a keyboard key is pressed. | |
OnKeyPress | The OnKeyPress event occurs if the component is focused when the user presses a character key. | |
OnKeyPreview | The OnKeyPreview event occurs prior to each event related to key pressing. | |
OnKeyUp | The OnKeyUp event occurs if the component is focused and the user releases any button previously pressed. | |
OnMouseDown | The OnMouseDown event occurs if the pointer is in the component area and a mouse key is pressed. | |
OnMouseEnter | The OnMouseEnter event occurs when the mouse cursor enters the component area. | |
OnMouseHover | The OnMouseHover event occurs when the mouse cursor is held in the component area. | |
OnMouseLeave | The OnMouseLeave event occurs when the mouse cursor leaves the component area. | |
OnMouseMove | The OnMouseMove event occurs when the mouse cursor moves over a component. | |
OnMouseUp | The OnMouseUp event occurs when the mouse button is released and the cursor is in the component area. | |
OnMouseWheel | The OnMouseWheel event occurs if the component is focused when the user rotates a mouse wheel. | |
OnVScroll | The OnVScroll event occurs when vertical scrollbar slider changes its position. |
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