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TMaskEdit

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TMaskEdit - an Edit box with characters masked out to avoid unauthorised reading

Declaration

Source position: maskedit.pp line 269

type TMaskEdit = class(TCustomMaskEdit)

public

  property IsMasked;

  property EditText;

published

  property Align;

  

Used to align the control in one of four directions.

  property Anchors;

  

The set of anchor definitions for this control.

  property AutoSelect;

  

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

  property AutoSize;

  

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

  property BiDiMode;

  

Customization (of text controls) in bidirectional reading environments.

  property BorderSpacing;

  

Determines the border spacing for this control

  property BorderStyle;

  

Allows to show a border (line) around the control,

  property CharCase;

  

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

  property Color;

  

The background color of the control.

  property Constraints;

  

The minimal and maximal Width and Height of this control.

  property DragCursor;

  

The cursor shape shown while the control is dragged.

  property DragKind;

  

The operation when the control is dragged - Drag or Dock.

  property DragMode;

  

Allows the user to drag the control.

  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 ParentBiDiMode;

  

Allows to use the BiDiMode settings of Parent. Default is true.

  property ParentColor;

  

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

  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;

  

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

  property ReadOnly;

  

ReadOnly - the contents of the edit box may only be read, not written or erased

  property ShowHint;

  

Flag to determine: Is hint to be displayed for this control?

  property TabOrder;

  

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

  property TabStop;

  

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

  property Visible;

  

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

  property OnChange;

  

Event handler for any change in text.

  property OnClick;

  

Notification handler for mouse clicks.

  property OnDblClick;

  

Event Handler for double mouse clicks.

  property OnDragDrop;

  

This handler determines the action on an drop onto this control, in a drag-drop operation.

  property OnDragOver;

  

Event handler for a control being dragged over this control.

  property OnEditingDone;

  

Event handler when editing is done

  property OnEndDock;

  

Notification handler for the end of a docking operation.

  property OnEndDrag;

  

Notification handler for the end of a dragging operation.

  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 OnMouseEnter;

  property OnMouseLeave;

  property OnMouseMove;

  

Event handler for mouse movement within the control.

  property OnMouseUp;

  

Event handler for mouse button going up.

  property OnStartDock;

  

Event handler for the start of a docking operation.

  property OnStartDrag;

  

Event handler for the start of a dragging operation.

  property OnUTF8KeyPress;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property EditMask;

  

EditMask - the sequence of characters used to obscure the string being typed (typically a sequence of asterisks)

  property Text;

  

The Text string that is to be masked (or not)

  property SpaceChar;

  

SpaceChar - the character that is to be used as a Space character

end;

Inheritance

TMaskEdit

  

TMaskEdit - an Edit box with characters masked out to avoid unauthorised reading

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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

Description

Mask Edit: Displays an Edit Box with the input text masked by a selected character specified by PasswordChar, usually an asterisk, or by EditMask (a complete string), specified in TCustomMaskEdit.
Useful for inputting passwords etc.