EDIT widgets are commonly used as the primary user interface for text input. EDIT widgets can also be used for entering values in binary, decimal, or hexadecimal modes.
| EDIT
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 EDIT widget with user input. |
| Receives focus
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Yes
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| Skinnable
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No
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| OwnerDraw
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No
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| Uses Memory Devices
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No
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| Attached widgets
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None
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Notification codes
The following events are sent from an EDIT widget to its parent window as part of a WM_NOTIFY_PARENT message:
| Message |
Description
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| WM_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED
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EDIT has been clicked.
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| WM_NOTIFICATION_RELEASED
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EDIT has been released.
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| WM_NOTIFICATION_MOVED_OUT
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EDIT has been clicked and pointer has been moved out of the EDIT widget without releasing.
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| WM_NOTIFICATION_VALUE_CHANGED
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Value (content) of the EDIT widget has changed.
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Keyboard reaction
The EDIT widget reacts to the following keys if it has the input focus:
| Message |
Description
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| GUI_KEY_UP
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Increases the current character. If for example the current character (the character below the cursor) is a 'A' it changes to 'B'.
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| GUI_KEY_DOWN
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Decreases the current character. If for example the current character is a 'B' it changes to 'A'.
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| GUI_KEY_RIGHT
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Moves the cursor one character to the right.
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| GUI_KEY_LEFT
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Moves the cursor one character to the left.
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| GUI_KEY_BACKSPACE
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If the widget works in text mode, the character before the cursor is deleted.
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| GUI_KEY_DELETE
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If the widget works in text mode, the current is deleted.
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| GUI_KEY_INSERT
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If the widget works in text mode, this key toggles the edit mode between GUI_EDIT_MODE_OVERWRITE and GUI_EDIT_MODE_INSERT.
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| GUI_KEY_HOME
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Moves the cursor to the first position.
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| GUI_KEY_END
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Moves the cursor to the last position.
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