TCustomMaskEdit.KeyDown

Performs actions needed to apply key down messages.

Declaration

Source position: maskedit.pp line 296

Arguments

Description

Calls the inherited KeyDown method. If an edit mask is not assigned in the control, no additional actions are required in the method.

KeyDown handles the following keys, and performs the following actions:

Shift + Left, Shift + Right, Shift + Home, Shift + End

Ignored

Escape

Resets text to the un-edited value

Shift + Delete

Cuts selection to the clipboard

Ctrl + Delete

Deletes the current selection

Delete

Deletes the character at the cursor position

Ctrl + Backspace

Deletes the current selection

Shift + Backspace

Cuts the current selection to the clipboard

Backspace

Deletes the character prior to cursor position

Shift + Insert

Paste from the clipboard

Ctrl + Insert

Copy to the clipboard

Ctrl + C

Copy to the clipboard

Ctrl + X

Cut to the clipboard

Ctrl + V

Paste from the clipboard

Ctrl + Left, Left

Select the previous character

Ctrl + Right, Right

Selects the next character

Home

Move to the first character in the control

End

Move to the end of the control

Up, Down

Ignored

Ctrl + A

Selects all of the text in the control

See also