Name 

Description 

 

AutoSelect 

Determines whether all the text in the edit control is automatically selected when the control gets focus. 

 

AutoSize 

Determines whether the height of the edit control automatically resizes to accommodate the text. 

 

BorderStyle 

Determines whether the edit control has a single line border around the client area. 

 

CharCase 

Determines the case of the text within the edit control. 

 

HideSelection 

Determines whether the visual indication of the selected text remains when focus shifts to another control. 

 

MaxLength 

Specifies the maximum number of characters the user can enter into the edit control. 

 

NumbersOnly 

Allows only numbers to be typed into the text edit. 

 

OEMConvert 

Determines whether characters typed in the edit control are converted from ANSI to OEM and then back to ANSI. 

 

ParentColor 

Determines where a control looks for its color information. 

 

PasswordChar 

Indicates the character, if any, to display in place of the actual characters typed in the control. 

 

Name 

Description 

 

Alignment 

Determines how the text is aligned within the text edit control. 

 

CanUndo 

Indicates whether the edit control contains changes that can be backed out. 

 

Modified 

Indicates whether the user edited the text of the edit control. 

 

ReadOnly 

Determines whether the user can change the text of the edit control. 

 

SelLength 

Specifies the number of characters (bytes) that are selected. 

 

SelStart 

Specifies the position of the first selected character in the text. 

 

SelText 

Specifies the selected portion of the edit control's text. 

 

Text 

Contains a text string associated with the control. 

 

TextHint 

A hint or message to be displayed when the Text property is empty. 

 

Name 

Description 

 

TabStop 

Determines if the user can tab to a control.