TDBDateEdit.EditKeyDown procedure

Member of TDBDateEditprotectedIn unit DBExtCtrls

Handles special keys in the keydown state.

Declaration

pascal

procedure EditKeyDown(var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState); override

Arguments

`Key`	Numeric value for the key.
`Shift`	Shift state for the key.

Description

EditKeyDown is an overridden procedure used to perform actions required when special keys are in the down state in the control. EditKeyDown handles the following virtual key values:

VK_ESCAPE: Cancels editing (when active) and calls Reset in DataLink. Key is changed to the value VK_UNKNOWN
VK_DELETE or VK_BACK: Removes Delete and Backspace keys if editing is not active.Changes Key to the value VK_UNKNOWN when editing is not active.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.