The DeleteButton property is used to determine if there should be an automatic delete button in a Text Edit control, and to change its position.
// Enables the delete button on EDT_Edit1
// The button is always visible
EDT_Edit1.DeleteButton = dbAlwaysVisible
Syntax
Finding out the position of the delete button in the edit control Hide the details
<Result> = <Edit control>.DeleteButton
<Result>: Integer constant
Position of delete button:
| |
| dbNone | The delete button is not displayed. |
| dbinEdit | The delete button is displayed when the edit control is in edit mode. |
| dbOffEdit | The delete button is displayed when the edit control is not in edit mode. |
| dbAlwaysVisible | The delete button is always displayed. |
<Edit control>: Control name
Text edit control to use.
Modifying the position of the delete button in the edit control Hide the details
<Edit control>.DeleteButton = <Delete button>
<Edit control>: Control name
Text edit control to use.
<Delete button>: Integer constant
Position of delete button:
| |
| dbNone | The delete button is not displayed. |
| dbinEdit | The delete button is displayed when the edit control is in edit mode. |
| dbOffEdit | The delete button is displayed when the edit control is not in edit mode. |
| dbAlwaysVisible | The delete button is always displayed. |
Remarks
The delete button is available for the text edit controls only. It cannot be used on multiline, numeric, date and time edit controls, etc.