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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 278

type TMaskEdit = class(TCustomMaskEdit) end;

public

  property IsMasked: Boolean;

  property EditText: string;

published

  property Align: TAlign;

  

Used to align the control in one of four directions.

  property Alignment: TAlignment;

  property Anchors: TAnchors;

  

The set of anchor definitions for this control.

  property AutoSelect: Boolean;

  

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

  property AutoSize: Boolean;

  

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

  property BiDiMode: TBiDiMode;

  

Customization (of text controls) in bidirectional reading environments.

  property BorderSpacing: TControlBorderSpacing;

  

Determines the border spacing for this control

  property BorderStyle: TBorderStyle;

  

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

  property CharCase: TEditCharCase;

  

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

  property Color: TColor;

  

The background color of the control.

  property Constraints: TSizeConstraints;

  

The minimal and maximal Width and Height of this control.

  property DragCursor: TCursor;

  

The cursor shape shown while the control is dragged.

  property DragKind: TDragKind;

  

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

  property DragMode: TDragMode;

  

Allows the user to drag the control.

  property Enabled: Boolean;

  

Determines whether the control reacts on mouse or keyboard input.

  property Font: TFont;

  

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

  property MaxLength: Integer;

  

The maximum length of the text; zero for unlimited.

  property ParentBiDiMode: Boolean;

  

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

  property ParentColor: Boolean;

  

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

  property ParentFont: Boolean;

  

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

  property ParentShowHint: Boolean;

  

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

  property PopupMenu: TPopupMenu;

  

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

  property ReadOnly: Boolean;

  

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

  property ShowHint: Boolean;

  

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

  property TabOrder: TTabOrder;

  

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

  property TabStop: Boolean;

  

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

  property Visible: Boolean;

  

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

  property OnChange: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler for any change in text.

  property OnClick: TNotifyEvent;

  

Notification handler for mouse clicks.

  property OnDblClick: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event Handler for double mouse clicks.

  property OnDragDrop: TDragDropEvent;

  

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

  property OnDragOver: TDragOverEvent;

  

Event handler for a control being dragged over this control.

  property OnEditingDone: TNotifyEvent;

  

Event handler when editing is done

  property OnEndDock: TEndDragEvent;

  

Notification handler for the end of a docking operation.

  property OnEndDrag: TEndDragEvent;

  

Notification handler for the end of a dragging operation.

  property OnEnter: TNotifyEvent;

  

Handler for control receiving the focus.

  property OnExit: TNotifyEvent;

  

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

  property OnKeyDown: TKeyEvent;

  

Handler for keyboard key pressed.

  property OnKeyPress: TKeyPressEvent;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property OnKeyUp: TKeyEvent;

  

Handler for keyboard key released.

  property OnMouseDown: TMouseEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse button going down.

  property OnMouseEnter: TNotifyEvent;

  property OnMouseLeave: TNotifyEvent;

  property OnMouseMove: TMouseMoveEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse movement within the control.

  property OnMouseUp: TMouseEvent;

  

Event handler for mouse button going up.

  property OnMouseWheel: TMouseWheelEvent;

  property OnMouseWheelDown: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  property OnMouseWheelUp: TMouseWheelUpDownEvent;

  property OnStartDock: TStartDockEvent;

  

Event handler for the start of a docking operation.

  property OnStartDrag: TStartDragEvent;

  

Event handler for the start of a dragging operation.

  property OnUTF8KeyPress: TUTF8KeyPressEvent;

  

Handler for a character entered by the user.

  property EditMask: string;

  

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

  property Text: TCaption;

  

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

  property TextHint: TTranslateString;

  property TextHintFontColor: TColor;

  property TextHintFontStyle: TFontStyles;

  property SpaceChar: Char;

  

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

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.