RichEdit Class (Typed)

Construct a rich edit.

A constant representing the paragraph alignment of the rich edit:

A Color object representing the background color of the rich edit

The string representing the caption of the text control.

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.

The hyperlabel connected to the control.

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

A numeric value representing the number of lines in a multiline edit 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 constant representing the type of paragraph numbering currently associated with the rich edit:

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

The owner window of a control.

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

A numeric value representing the indent of the first line of a paragraph in the rich edit.

A logical value that is TRUE if the text in the rich edit is protected from modification.

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

A numeric value representing the right margin of the rich edit.

A numeric value representing the indent of the second and subsequent lines of a paragraph in the rich edit.

A string representing the currently selected text in the rich edit.

A Selection object representing the currently selected text in the rich edit.

A constant representing the type of the current selection in the rich edit:

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.

A numeric value representing the number of tab stops in the rich edit.

A Color object representing the text color of the rich edit.

A numeric value representing the maximum amount of text in the rich edit. The default is 32KB.

A string representing the value held in the control.

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.

A string representing the text contents of the rich edit

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

Determine whether the rich edit can paste the specified clipboard format.

Creates the underlying Win32 control

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.

Sets the ability for advanced line breaking and line formatting.

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

Provide a method that is invoked when the control has focus and the input focus changes from the current control to another (or vice versa).

Change the current font of the text control.

Get a line of text—specified by position—in a multiline edit control.

Get the length of a line of text—specified by position—in a multiline edit control.

Determine the status of a particular option for the rich edit.

Set the TabStops for a rich edit control.

Retrieve a range of characters from the rich edit.

Locate a particular type of word break in the rich edit.

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()).

Hide the selection in the rich edit.

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.

Report if this control is currently readonly.

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.

Move the cursor from its current position in a multiline edit control down a single line.

Determine the line number of the rich edit from the specified character position.

Move the cursor from its current position in a multiline edit control up a single line.

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

Load data from an RTF file into the rich edit control.

Load data from an RTF file into the rich edit control.

Set the margins for the currently selected text in the rich edit control.

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.

Move the cursor from its current position in a multiline edit control down a single page length.

Move the cursor from its current position in a multiline edit control up a single page length.

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

Paste a particular clipboard format in the rich edit.

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.

Print the contents of the rich edit.

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).

Save the current contents of the control to an RTF file.

Scroll the text in a multiline edit control a specified number of characters to the right or left.

Scroll the text in a multiline edit control a specified number of characters up or down.

Search the rich edit for the specified text.

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.

Set an option for the rich edit.

Set the style for the control.

Set the TabStops for a rich edit control.

Display a control so it is visible.

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

Show the selection in the rich edit.

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.