TcxCustomMaskEdit Class

The base type for those edit controls which provide a mask for checking the validity of text typed into a control.

Declaration

TcxCustomMaskEdit = class(
    TcxCustomTextEdit
)

Remarks

This class introduces new properties and methods to expand the capabilities of TcxCustomTextEdit for validity checking using the edit mask. Use the TcxMaskEdit object to create an edit control that utilizes TcxCustomMaskEdit mask capabilities. To create an edit control that does not validate input, use the TcxCustomTextEdit object instead.

Do not create instances of TcxCustomMaskEdit. Use TcxCustomMaskEdit as the base class when declaring the control objects implementing a masked edit control. Properties and methods of TcxCustomMaskEdit provide the base behavior inherited by descendant classes, as well as the behavior components can override to customize their behavior.