TEdit and TMaskedit problems ...
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g4sm...@cdf.toronto.edu (Brian Rampersaud) wrote:
>Hi!
>For the maskedit component, is it possible to remove that unsightly '_'
>underscore character from the editing box? It says that it can be
>replaced with any character - well, sure, everything but a nice clean
>space - it keeps reverting to the underscore. Can it be changed without
>modifying the VCL?
The syntax of the editmask is <mask>;{0,1};<display character>. When
you type your <display character> make certain you type a space, and
not just delete the '_'. If you delete the '_' and there is not a
character there, it will default to the underscore.
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>Also, what kind of mask edit would permit actually entering spaces in the
>editing box? None of the masks seem to provide this (I think).
The lower case "c" will allow spaces
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>As for Tedit, or any control I suppose, how can I suppress the printing
>(output) to control of any character I choose. Suppose I want the user to
>be able to press the '+' key, but I don't want that to be part of the
>input string. I know I can just literally remove it from the string, but
>I'd like to trap it before it even gets there.
Try the OnKeyPress event.
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>Thanx in advance,
> bRiAn
> UNIVERSITY of TORONTO
> human biology & computer science
> brian.rampers...@utoronto.ca
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