How do you make active or highlight text? 1

[sassygirl]

Hi all,
To be simple, here is the setup. There are only two components: a BitBtn and a TEdit. This is what I want: After clicking on the BitBtn, it will automatically go to the TEdit box and make active or highlight whatever value is in the TEdit box. Simple enough? =) Thanks for you help.

-sassygirl

 

[2ffat]

In the BitBtn's click method you do EditBox->Enabled = true.

void __fastcall TForm::BitBtnClick(TObject *Sender)
{
    EditBox->Enabled = true;
}

To highlight an item in the box is a little more complex. James P. Cottingham

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[sassygirl]

Hi,
Thanks for the tip. I was hoping making active an TEdit box would highlight the value in it. Well, how copmlex IS it to highlight an item?

-sassygirl

 

[cyprus106]

it's not complex. Do something like this:

set AutoSelect to be true,
then under the BitBtn Click, do this:

void __fastcall TForm::BitBtnClick(TObject *Sender)
{
EditBox->SetFocus();
/* or Focused == true;*/
}

That will select, or make active, the Edit box. Setting AutoSelect to true will make the contents of the edit box highlight automatically when focus is set to it. Cyprus