TField.Value Property

Represents the data in a field component.

Pascal

property Value: Variant;

C++

__property Variant Value;

Description

Use Value to read data directly from and write data directly to a field component at runtime. For example, use the Value property to affect the contents of a field that is not Visible.

C++ Examples:

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/*
This example uses a button to copy the value of a field in
the previous record into the corresponding field in the
current record.
*/
/*
To ensure that the button is disabled when there is no
previous record, the OnDataChange event of the DataSource
detects when the user moves to the beginning of file (BOF
property becomes true), and disables the button.  Detection
occurs on scrolling and editing, not selection with the mouse.
*/
void __fastcall TForm1::DS2DataChange(TObject *Sender, TField *Field)
{
  if (Customers->Bof)
    Button2->Enabled = False;
  else
    Button2->Enabled = True;
}

void __fastcall TForm1::Button2Click(TObject *Sender)
{
  TBookmark SavePlace;
  Variant PrevValue;

  // get a bookmark so that we can return to the same record
  SavePlace = Customers->GetBookmark();
  Customers->FindPrior();// move to prior record
  PrevValue = Customers->FindField("Field1")->Value; // get the value
  // Move back to the bookmark
  // this may not be the next record anymore
  // if something else is changing the dataset asynchronously
  Customers->GotoBookmark(SavePlace);
  Customers->Edit();
  Customers->FindField("Field1")->Value = PrevValue; // set the value
  Customers->FreeBookmark(SavePlace);
}

Delphi Examples:

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{
This example uses a button to copy the value of a field in
the previous record into the corresponding field in the
current record.
}
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
   SavePlace: TBookmark;
   PrevValue: Variant;
begin
   with Customers do
   begin
    { get a bookmark so that we can return to the same record }
    SavePlace := GetBookmark;
    try
      { move to prior record}
      FindPrior; 
      { get the value }
      PrevValue := FindField('Field2').Value;
      {Move back to the bookmark
      this may not be the next record anymore 
      if something else is changing the dataset asynchronously }
      GotoBookmark(SavePlace);
      { Set the value }
      Edit;
      FindField('Field2').Value := PrevValue;
      { Free the bookmark }
    finally
      FreeBookmark(SavePlace);
    end;
  end;
end;

{
To ensure that the button is disabled when there is no
previous record, the OnDataChange event of the DataSource
detects when the user moves to the beginning of file (BOF
property becomes true), and disables the button.  Detection
occurs on scrolling and editing, not selection with the mouse.
} 
procedure TForm1.DS2DataChange(Sender: TObject; Field: TField);
begin
  if Customers.Bof then
    Button1.Enabled := False
  else
    Button1.Enabled := True;
end;