TcxCustomEditButton.Kind Property

Specifies the button content type.

Declaration

property Kind: TcxEditButtonKind read; write; default bkDown;

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
TcxEditButtonKind	bkDown	The editor button content type.

Remarks

An editor button can display a glyph, ellipsis, or text. You can use the Kind property to switch between supported content types.

Editor buttons can display a hint regardless of the selected content type.

Property Value Examples

The following table demonstrates the difference between all button content types under the same conditions:

Value	Description	Example[1]
bkDown (default)	The editor button displays the predefined Down glyph (the drop-down button glyph like in a combo box editor).
bkEllipsis	The editor button displays an ellipsis.
bkGlyph	The editor button displays a custom glyph defined in the ImageIndex or Glyph property. The Glyph property has higher priority and the Caption property value is ignored.
bkText	The editor button displays custom text assigned to the Caption property. ImageIndex and Glyph properties have no effect.

Default Value

The Enabled property’s default value is bkDown.

Note

Certain editors use a different default content type for predefined buttons.

Footnotes

1. These examples demonstrate all possible Kind property values for the same button editor with one embedded button under the following conditions:

   • The WXI skin is in effect.
   • The Calmness color palette is selected.