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TDateEdit

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TDateEdit - an EditBox to hold a date, with an attached SpeedButton that will summon a date selection (calendar) dialog

Declaration

Source position: editbtn.pas line 440

type TDateEdit = class(TCustomEditButton)

protected

  function GetDefaultGlyph; override;

  

GetDefaultGlyph - find the default glyph for the SpeedButton

  function GetDefaultGlyphName; override;

  

GetDefaultGlyphName - find the name for the default glyph for the SpeedButton

  procedure DoButtonClick(); override;

  

DoButtonClick - software emulation of the OnButtonClick event

  procedure DblClick; override;

  

Invokes the OnDblClick handler.

  procedure SetDateMask; virtual;

public

  constructor Create(); override;

  

Create - constructor for TDateEdit: calls inherited Create and sets defaults

  procedure DateFormatChanged; virtual;

  

DateFormatChanged - method for changing date format

  function GetDateFormat;

  

GetDateFormat - returns the format for the date

  property Date: TDateTime; [rw]

  

  property Button;

  

Button - the SpeedButton that is attached to the Edit Box

  property DroppedDown: Boolean; [r]

published

  property DialogTitle: TCaption; [rws]

  

DialogTitle - the caption to appear on the dialog

  property CalendarDisplaySettings: TDisplaySettings; [rw]

  

CalendarDisplaySettings - governs how the calendar dialog is to be displayed

  property OnAcceptDate: TAcceptDateEvent; [rw]

  

OnAcceptDate - event handler for accepting the date selected in the calendar dialog

  property OnCustomDate: TCustomDateEvent; [rw]

  

OnCustomDate - event handler for inserting a custom date

  property OKCaption: TCaption; [rw]

  

OKCaption - the caption to be used for the OK button in the calendar dialog

  property CancelCaption: TCaption; [rw]

  

CancelCaption - the caption to be used for the Cancel button in the Calendar dialog

  property ReadOnly;

  

Prevents the user from changing the text.

  property DefaultToday: Boolean; [rw]

  

DefaultToday - if True, the current date is offered as the default date (value is False by default)

  property DateOrder: TDateOrder; [rw]

  property ButtonOnlyWhenFocused;

  

ButtonOnlyWhenFocused - if True, the SpeedButton only appears when focus is given to the EditButton control

  property ButtonWidth;

  

ButtonWidth - the width of the SpeedButton attached to the Edit Box

  property Action;

  

The Action associated with this control.

  property Align;

  

Specifies the placement of the control inside its Parent.

  property Anchors;

  

The set of anchor definitions for this control.

  property AutoSize;

  

Allows to automatically adjust the size of the control, according to its content.

  property AutoSelect;

  

If True, the edit control will select all its text when it receives focus or when the Enter key is pressed.

  property BidiMode;

  property BorderSpacing;

  

Determines the inner and outer border spacing for this control.

  property BorderStyle;

  property Color;

  

The background color of the control.

  property Constraints;

  

The minimal and maximal Width and Height of this control.

  property CharCase;

  

Allows to force the text into all upper or lower case.

  property DirectInput;

  

DirectInput - if True, direct data input to the Edit Box is permitted

  property Glyph;

  

Glyph - the small graphic image on the SpeedButton, which ought to indicate its function

  property NumGlyphs;

  

NumGlyphs - the number of available glyphs

  property DragMode;

  

Allows the user to drag the control.

  property EchoMode;

  

Allows to modify the text display, useful for entering passwords.

  property Enabled;

  

Determines whether the control reacts on mouse or keyboard input.

  property Font;

  

The font to be used for text display in this control.

  property MaxLength;

  

The maximum length of the text; zero for unlimited.

  property OnChange;

  

Event handler for any change in text.

  property OnChangeBounds;

  

Event handler for a change of the Bounds of the control.

  property OnClick;

  

Notification handler for mouse clicks.

  property OnEditingDone;

  

Event handler when editing is done.

  property OnEnter;

  

Handler for control receiving the focus.

  property OnExit;

  

Handler for control loosing the focus. This is a good place for checking the finished user input.

  property OnKeyDown;

  

Handler for keyboard key pressed.

  property OnKeyPress;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property OnKeyUp;

  

Handler for keyboard key released.

  property OnMouseDown;

  

Event handler for mouse button going down.

  property OnMouseMove;

  

Event handler for mouse movement within the control.

  property OnMouseUp;

  

Event handler for mouse button going up.

  property OnResize;

  

Notification handler for a resize of the control.

  property OnUTF8KeyPress;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property ParentBidiMode;

  property ParentFont;

  

If true, the Font of the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property ParentShowHint;

  

If true, the value of ShowHint for the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is true.

  property PopupMenu;

  

A context-sensitive menu that pops up when the right mouse button is clicked over this control

  property ShowHint;

  

Enables the Hint display.

  property TabStop;

  

Allows the user to navigate to this control, by pressing the Tab key.

  property TabOrder;

  

Determines the sequence of controls, reachable when the user presses the Tab key.

  property Visible;

  

Allows to show or hide the control, and all of its children.

end;

Inheritance

TDateEdit

  

TDateEdit - an EditBox to hold a date, with an attached SpeedButton that will summon a date selection (calendar) dialog

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TCustomEditButton

  

TCustomEditButton - base class for TEditButton, an Edit Box with attached Speed Button

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TCustomMaskEdit

  

TCustomMaskEdit - base class for TMaskEdit, an Edit box with characters masked out to avoid unauthorised reading

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TCustomEdit

  

The base class for controls presenting editable text.

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TWinControl

  

The base class for controls which can contain other (child) controls.

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TControl

  

The base class for visible controls.

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TLCLComponent

  

The base class for LCL components associated with widgets.

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TComponent

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TObject