SingleLineEdit Class

Construct a single-line edit control.

A logical value controlling whether the cursor should skip to the next control in the tab order if it reaches the end of the edit control. The default is FALSE.

The brush used for painting the background of the control. For example, in a single line edit control, the background is the color behind the text in the edit control.

Caption text is not displayed for single-line or multiline edit controls. It can be used to store general text information.

A menu object representing the local pop-up menu for a control.

The font used to draw the text in the control.

A number between 1 and 8000 representing the unique ID of a control

A string representing the text currently displayed in a text control. For edit controls, including the edit box associated with simple and drop-down combo boxes, it contains the text currently appearing in the edit box. For fixed icon and group box controls, TextControl:CurrentText contains NULL_STRING.

Controls the selection when the edit control gets focus.

The hyperlabel connected to the control.

A numeric value representing the number of characters in the control.

A Dimension object specifying the left and right margins of the edit control.

A logical value indicating whether an editable control is in the process of being modified.

A string representing the name of the control.

A symbol representing the name of the control.

A point representing the location of a control on its owner window, in canvas coordinates.

A constant representing the overwrite mode for a single-line edit control.

The owner window of a control.

Constant representing how the window will be aligned within its owner window.

A picture string for a single-line edit control.

A logical value specifying the read-only state of an edit control.

Specifies the scrolling behavior (e.g., when the Delete key is pressed).

A string representing the text that is currently selected in this edit control.

The position of the cursor in the edit control.

The server object that currently connected to this control. If no server is connected, the value is NIL.

A dimension representing the size of a control.

A hyperlabel indicating the status of the control after a validation attempt or other action.

The color used to draw the text in the control. (Refer to the Color:Init() method for details on specifying a color object.)

A numeric value representing the maximum number of characters this edit control can hold.

String value representing the tooltip text used when the user moves the mouse pointer over the control.

Logical value determining whether the descriptive text of a control's Hyperlabel should be used as the tooltip text.

The value held in the control, in whatever data type the control holds.

A logical value representing whether the control's Value has been changed from its prior setting.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a window is activated.

Return the contents of the control (or its identifying label).

Determine if the Edit:Undo() method can be called for this edit control.

Delete the current selection in this edit control.

Copy the current selection in this edit control to the clipboard.

Creates the underlying Win32 control

Create formatted text according to the parameters provided.

Delete the current selection in this edit control and copy it to the clipboard.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a window is deactivated.

Call the default windows procedure for a control and set the EventReturnValue.

Provide a method to de-instantiate any TextControl.Destroy object.

Disable a control (until a subsequent call to Control:Enable()).

Disable the WinXP theme for a control.

Provide the prototype dispatcher for events within the system when the control has focus; routing various events to their appropriate event handlers.

Enable a control that was previously disabled.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and whenever part of the window needs repainting.

Retrieve the Ex styles for the control.

Retrieve the styles for the control.

Return the handle for a control.

Check if a border has been set for the control

Check if a style value has been set for the control

Hide a control so it is not visible (until a subsequent call to Control:Show()).

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a horizontal scroll bar is scrolled.

Return and optionally set whether Input Method Editor is enabled for this text control.

Report if this control is currently enabled.

Check if a exstyle value has been set for the control

Report if this control is currently readonly.

Check if a style value has been set for the control

Report if this control is visible (completely or partially) or hidden.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a key on the keyboard is pressed.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a key on the keyboard is released.

Connect a control to a data field in a data server.

Provide a method that is invoked when a pop-up menu owned by the control is about to pop up.

Provide a method that is invoked when an item on a menu owned by the control is highlighted.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus, the mouse pointer is positioned over the window, and a mouse button is double-clicked.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus, the mouse pointer is positioned over the window, and a mouse button is clicked.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus, the mouse pointer is positioned over the window, and a mouse button is released.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a mouse with one or more buttons clicked is moved in the window.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and the mouse is moved in the control.

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and the control is moved (either by the user or by the application).

This is a compatibility method that is no longer used or needed.

Replace the current selection in this edit control with a string, if specified, or the contents of the clipboard.

Perform all the validations defined to this control's field specification (for example, required, maximum and minimum digits, maximum and minimum value, validation rule) and return the result of the test.

Register a timer method to be invoked for the control.

Removes the current BallonTip from the Edit control that has inherited from this class.

Send an ExposeEvent to repaint the control

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and the control changes size.

Resume all drawing updates for a control (after Control:SuspendUpdate() is called).

Add a cue banner to the Edit control that has inherited from this class.

Set the exstyle for the control.

Pass input focus to a control, thereby directing all mouse and keyboard input to the control.

Change the parent handle for the control.

Set the style for the control.

Display a control so it is visible.

Add a BallonTip to the Edit control that has inherited from this class.

Temporarily suspend all drawing updates for a control; drawing resumes with a call to Control:RestoreUpdate().

Provide a method to be invoked at specific intervals defined when the timer is registered though the RegisterTimer() method.

Undo the last modification to the text in this edit control.

This method validates if the control has been created and when not then it triggers the control creation

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and a vertical scroll bar is scrolled.

Cargo slot.