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TEditButton Class

Button in a TButtonedEdit.

Pascal
TEditButton = class(TPersistent);
C++
class TEditButton : public TPersistent;

TEditButton is a button in a TButtonedEdit control.  

C++ Examples: 

 

/*
This example shows how to use the TButtonedEdit class. This example
implements a component like "TButtonedEdit search" that's to be
found in the tool pallete window.
Entering the control will enable the right button, left button will
display a MessageDlg and the right button will clear the input text.
*/
__fastcall TForm4::TForm4(TComponent* Owner)
    : TForm(Owner)
{
    //declaring an instance
    btnEdit = new TButtonedEdit(this);

    //setting the parent so it will autodetele
    btnEdit->Parent = this;

    //positioning
    btnEdit->Left = 10;
    btnEdit->Top = 10;

    //creating a TImageList and using it for the button
    TImageList* imList = new TImageList(this);
    Graphics::TBitmap* bmap = new Graphics::TBitmap();
    bmap->LoadFromFile("..\\littleB_16.bmp");
    imList->Add(bmap,NULL);
    bmap->LoadFromFile("..\\little_logo_16.bmp");
    imList->Add(bmap,NULL);
    btnEdit->Images = imList;

    //selecting the image for the left button and enabling it
    btnEdit->LeftButton->Visible = true;
    btnEdit->LeftButton->Enabled = true;
    btnEdit->LeftButton->ImageIndex = 0;
    btnEdit->LeftButton->DisabledImageIndex = 0;
    btnEdit->LeftButton->HotImageIndex = 0;

    //selecting the image for the right button
    //this will be enabled when the content changes
    btnEdit->RightButton->Enabled = true;
    btnEdit->RightButton->ImageIndex = 1;
    btnEdit->RightButton->DisabledImageIndex = 1;
    btnEdit->RightButton->HotImageIndex = 1;

    //selecting action for the buttoned edit to take
    btnEdit->OnEnter = btnEditEnter;
    btnEdit->OnRightButtonClick = btnEditRightClick;
    btnEdit->OnLeftButtonClick = btnEditLeftClick;

    //default text in the edit
    btnEdit->Text = "Default";

    btnEdit->Constraints->MinHeight = 16;
    btnEdit->Height = 16;

    //finally displaying the button
    btnEdit->Show();

}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

void __fastcall TForm4::btnEditEnter(TObject* Sender){
   btnEdit->Text = "";
   btnEdit->RightButton->Visible = true;
}

void __fastcall TForm4::btnEditRightClick(TObject* Sender){
   //resetting to default state
   btnEdit->Text = "Default";
   btnEdit->RightButton->Visible = false;
}

void __fastcall TForm4::btnEditLeftClick(TObject* Sender){
   MessageDlg("Left button pressed with: " + btnEdit->Text,
             mtInformation, TMsgDlgButtons() << mbOK, 0);

}

 

Delphi Examples: 

{
This example shows how to use the TButtonedEdit class. This example
implements a component like "TButtonedEdit search" that's to be
found in the tool pallete window.
Entering the control will enable the right button, left button will
display a MessageDlg and the right button will clear the input text.
}
type
  TForm4 = class(TForm)
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
    btnEdit : TButtonedEdit;
    procedure btnEditEnter(Sender : Tobject);
    procedure btnEditLeftClick(Sender : Tobject);
    procedure btnEditRightClick(Sender : Tobject);
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form4: TForm4;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TForm4.btnEditEnter(Sender: Tobject);
begin
  btnEdit.Text := '';
  btnEdit.RightButton.Visible := true;
end;

procedure TForm4.btnEditLeftClick(Sender: Tobject);
begin
  MessageDlg('Left button pressed with: ' + btnEdit.Text,
             mtInformation, [mbYes], 0);

end;

procedure TForm4.btnEditRightClick(Sender: Tobject);
begin
  //resetting to default state
   btnEdit.Text := 'Default';
   btnEdit.RightButton.Visible := false;
end;

procedure TForm4.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  imList : TImageList;
  bmap   : TBitmap;
begin
  //declaring an instance
    btnEdit := TButtonedEdit.Create(Self);

    //setting the parent so it will autodetele
    btnEdit.Parent := Self;

    //positioning
    btnEdit.Left := 10;
    btnEdit.Top := 10;

    //creating a TImageList and using it for the button
    imList := TImageList.Create(Self);
    bmap := TBitmap.Create();
    bmap.LoadFromFile('littleB_16.bmp');
    imList.Add(bmap,nil);
    bmap.LoadFromFile('little_logo_16.bmp');
    imList.Add(bmap,nil);
    btnEdit.Images := imList;

    //selecting the image for the left button and enabling it
    btnEdit.LeftButton.Visible := true;
    btnEdit.LeftButton.Enabled := true;
    btnEdit.LeftButton.ImageIndex := 0;
    btnEdit.LeftButton.DisabledImageIndex := 0;
    btnEdit.LeftButton.HotImageIndex := 0;

    //selecting the image for the right button
    //this will be enabled when the content changes
    btnEdit.RightButton.Enabled := true;
    btnEdit.RightButton.ImageIndex := 1;
    btnEdit.RightButton.DisabledImageIndex := 1;
    btnEdit.RightButton.HotImageIndex := 1;

    //selecting action for the buttoned edit to take
    btnEdit.OnEnter := btnEditEnter;
    btnEdit.OnRightButtonClick := btnEditRightClick;
    btnEdit.OnLeftButtonClick := btnEditLeftClick;

    //default text in the edit
    btnEdit.Text := 'Default';

    btnEdit.Constraints.MinHeight := 16;
    btnEdit.Height := 16;

    //finally displaying the button
    btnEdit.Show();

end;

 

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