TMaskEdit class
TMaskEdit is an Edit box with characters masked out to avoid
unauthorized reading.Declaration
TMaskEdit = class(TCustomMaskEdit)Inheritance
Description
TMaskEdit is used to display 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 or capturing input using a specific format and validation.
See also
Properties
IsMasked | public | True if a non-empty value has been assigned to EditMask. |
EditText | public | Value entered in the control and obscured / formatted using the EditMask. |
Align | published | Specifies the placement of the control on its Parent control. |
Alignment | published | The horizontal alignment for the text in the control (left, right, or centered). |
Anchors | published | The set of anchor definitions for this control. |
AutoSelect | published | Enables auto-selection of text when focused. |
AutoSize | published | Allows automatic adjustment of the size for the control, according to its content. |
BiDiMode | published | Indicates whether text controls use in bi-directional reading. |
BorderSpacing | published | Determines the inner and outer border spacing for this control. |
BorderStyle | published | Indicates the line style drawn as a border around the control. |
CharCase | published | Determines the case for the text in the masked edit control. |
Color | published | The background color for the control. |
Constraints | published | Contains the minimum and maximum Width and Height for the control. |
DragCursor | published | The cursor shape shown during a drag operation. |
DragKind | published | Indicates the action performed for a drag operation: drag-and-drop or drag-and-dock. |
DragMode | published | Determines how a drag operation is started for the control. |
Enabled | published | Determines whether the control responds to mouse or keyboard input. |
EnableSets | published | Enables or disables use of set notation in the EditMask. |
Font | published | The font to be used for text display in this control. |
MaxLength | published | Indicates the maximum number of characters that can be stored in the value for the control. |
ParentBiDiMode | published | Indicates whether the BiDiMode settings in the Parent control are used. |
ParentColor | published | Uses the Color from the Parent control, when enabled. |
ParentFont | published | Indicates if the Font from the Parent control is used in the control. |
ParentShowHint | published | If True, the value of ShowHint for the control will be the same as the one from the Parent. Default is True. |
PopupMenu | published | A context-sensitive menu that pops up when the right mouse button is clicked over this control. |
ReadOnly | published | Indicates if the user is prevented from changing the value for the Text in the control. |
ShowHint | published | Flag to determine if the hint is displayed for this control. |
TabOrder | published | Keyboard navigation order for the control when Tab is pressed. |
TabStop | published | Enables or disables keyboard navigation using the Tab key. |
ValidationErrorMode | published | Indicates the action taken when the control value is invalid for its mask. |
Visible | published | Indicates if the control is visible or hidden. |
EditMask | published | Contains the mask characters classes and literals used to format/obscure the value for the control. |
Text | published | Contains the value for the control. |
TextHint | published | Default hint text shown when the Text property is empty for the control. |
SpaceChar | published | Contains the value used to represent Space (#32) characters in the control value. |
Events
OnChange | published | Event handler signalled when the text for the control is changed. |
OnClick | published | Notification handler for mouse clicks. |
OnDblClick | published | Event handler signalled when a mouse double click occurs in the control. |
OnDragDrop | published | Event handler signalled when an object is dropped onto the control. |
OnDragOver | published | Event handler signalled when a control is dragged over the control instance. |
OnEditingDone | published | Event handler signalled when editing is completed for the control. |
OnEndDock | published | Event handler signalled for the end of a drag-dock operation. |
OnEndDrag | published | Event handler signalled for the end of a drag-drop operation. |
OnEnter | published | Event handler signalled when the control receives focus. |
OnExit | published | Event handler signalled when the control loses focus. |
OnKeyDown | published | Handles a key down event for the focused control. |
OnKeyPress | published | Handles a key press event for the focused control. |
OnKeyUp | published | Handles a key up event for the focused control. |
OnMouseDown | published | Event handler signalled when a mouse down event is handled for the control. |
OnMouseEnter | published | Event handler signalled when the mouse pointer has entered the control. |
OnMouseLeave | published | Event handler signalled when the mouse pointer has left the control. |
OnMouseMove | published | Event handler signalled when the mouse pointer is moved in the control. |
OnMouseUp | published | Event handler signalled when a mouse up event is handled for the control. |
OnMouseWheel | published | Event handler for mouse wheel turned. |
OnMouseWheelDown | published | Event handler signalled for a downward movement of the mouse wheel. |
OnMouseWheelUp | published | Event handler signalled for an upward movement of the mouse wheel. |
OnStartDock | published | Event handler for the start of a docking operation. |
OnStartDrag | published | Event handler signalled for the start of a dragging operation. |
OnValidationError | published | Event handler signalled when the value for the masked edit control is invalid. |
OnUTF8KeyPress | published | Handler for a character entered by the user. |
Inherited
From TCustomMaskEdit (42)
ApplyMaskToText CanShowEmulatedTextHint Change CheckCursor Clear Create CutToClipBoard DisableMask DoEnter DoExit DoValidationError EditCanModify GetEditText GetMaxLength GetSel GetTextWithoutMask GetTextWithoutSpaceChar HandleKeyPress KeyDown KeyPress LMClearSel LMCutToClip LMPasteFromClip Loaded Modified MouseUp PasteFromClipBoard RealGetText RealSetText Reset RestoreMask SelectAll SetCharCase SetEditText SetMaxLength SetNumbersOnly SetSel SetTextApplyMask TextChanged Utf8KeyPress ValidateEdit WSRegisterClass
From TCustomEdit (48)
AddHandlerOnChange AutoSelected CalculatePreferredSize CanUndo CaretPos ChildClassAllowed ClearSelection CMWantSpecialKey CopyToClipboard CreateParams Destroy EchoMode EditingDone EmulatedTextHintStatus FontChanged GetCaretPos GetControlClassDefaultSize GetNumbersOnly GetReadOnly GetSelLength GetSelStart GetSelText GetTextHint HideSelection InitializeWnd KeyUpAfterInterface Layout NumbersOnly Options PasswordChar RemoveAllHandlersOfObject RemoveHandlerOnChange SelLength SelStart SelText SetCaretPos SetEchoMode SetReadOnly SetSelLength SetSelStart SetSelText SetTextHint ShouldAutoAdjust Undo WMChar WMKillFocus WMSetFocus WndProc
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