TclEdit

function AddNewEdit(AComponent: TCLComponent; xName, xPromptText: string): TclEdit;

AComponent : The parent object of the defined component must be specified.

xName : The name of the defined TclEdit object must be written.

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

The TclEdit component is a text box used to allow users to enter or edit text on a form. When placed on the form, the TclEdit component creates an area where users can input the required information. For example, it can be used as a field for entering a username or password.

The features and usage are provided in the table below.

Feature	Use of	Definition
TclEdit	Edit1 : TclEdit;	A variable belonging to the TclEdit class is created.
AddNewEdit	Edit1 = Form1.AddNewEdit(Form1,'Edit1','Test Edit Message');	A new Edit component is added to the form.
Width	Edit1.Width = 150;	Allows adjusting the width of the edit component.
Height	Edit1.Height = 50;	Allows adjusting the height of the edit component.
Align	Edit1.Align = alTop;	With the Align parameter, you can specify where you want our component to be aligned in the form. This parameter has multiple positioning properties. See the page to learn about these features.
Margins	Edit1.Margins.Left= 100; // Right, Top, Bottom	With the Margins parameter, you can give margins at any scale from the right, left, bottom, top.
StyledSettings	Edit1.StyledSettings = ssFamily;	You may want to change the appearance of the text on the label. In order to make these changes, it is necessary to activate the feature.
Size	Edit1.TextSettings.Font.Size = 20;	It is used to adjust the text size.
FontColor	Edit1.TextSettings.FontColor = clAlphaColor.clHexToColor('#8a067c');	It is used to set the text color.
HorzAlign	Edit1.TextSettings.HorzAlign = 1;	The property controls the horizontal alignment of text. The possible values for HorzAlign are: 0: Aligns the text to the center. 1: Aligns the text to the left. 2: Aligns the text to the right.
VertAlign	Edit1.TextSettings.VertAlign = 1;	The property controls the vertical alignment of text. The possible values for VertAlign are: 0: Aligns the text to the center. 1: Aligns the text to the top. 2: Aligns the text to the bottom.
clTypeOfField	Edit1.clTypeOfField = taFloat; (taString)	When you click Edit, you can type all the characters (such as numbers, symbols, letters) you want in a text. You can restrict the characters you can write in the text. You can do this with the "clTypeOfField" command. You can define this command as "taFloat - taString". taFloat; Only numbers and comma characters can be written. taString; All characters can be written. (numbers, symbols, letters)
ReadOnly	Edit1.ReadOnly = True;	It can be used if you want to prevent writing on the edit component.
Password	Edit1.Password = False;	It is used to hide the text entered by the user.
MaxLength	Edit1.MaxLength = 5;	To allow the user to restrict the character input for an edit component, you can use the MaxLength property. In the example, only 5 characters can be entered into the component.

Example

var
MyForm:TclForm;
testEdit : TclEdit;

{
MyForm = TclForm.Create(Self);
testEdit= MyForm.AddNewEdit(MyForm,'testEdit','Write something');
testEdit.TextSettings.Font.Size=70;
testEdit.Align = alTop;
testEdit.Margins.Top= 10; 
testEdit.Height = 50;
testEdit.Width = 150;

MyForm.Run;

}

Output:

See Also

• Components
• Object Properties