ButtonBox (gb.form)

This control is a compound control including a TextBox and a little button besides.

Since 3.7

If the ClearButton property is set, the ButtonBox will have one more button to clear its contents. If the Filter property is set, the ButtonBox will act like a filter. It will raise the Filter event each time filtering must be done - usually a few time after the contents has changed.

This class inherits UserControl in gb.qt4. This class is creatable .

Properties

Alignment Returns or sets the aligment of the control.

Border Returns or sets if the control has a border.

Button Return or set if the button is actually visible or not.

ClearButton Return or set if the ButtonBox displays a button that clears its contents.

Editor Return the internal MaskBox control used by the ButtonBox.

Filter Return or set if the ButtonBox acts like a filter box.

FilterMenu Return or set the name of a popup menu that will be used if the Filter property is set.

FilterPicture

Since 3.19

Return or set the picture displayed in the filter icon.

Length Returns the text length.

Password Indicates if the ButtonBox displays stars (or dots, or any adequate character) instead of the real text.

Picture Return or set the picture displayed in the button.

Placeholder Return or set the placeholder text, i.e. the text displayed when the Text property is void.

Pos Returns or sets the cursor position, in characters from the beginning of the text.

ReadOnly Indicates if the user can modify the text.

Text Returns or sets the text displayed in the control.

Inherited properties

Action Returns or sets the action string associated with the control.

Background Returns or sets the background color used by the control.

Children Returns a collection of each control included in the container.

ClientH A synonymous for the ClientHeight property.

ClientHeight Returns the height of the area containing the controls.

ClientW A synonymous for the ClientWidth property.

ClientWidth Returns the width of the area containing the controls.

ClientX Returns the position of the left border of the area containing the controls.

ClientY Returns the position of the top border of the area containing the controls.

Cursor Use this property for assigning a custom cursor to a control.

Design Indicates that the control is in design mode.

Direction

Since 3.17

Return or set the control text direction.

Drop Returns or sets if a control accepts drops.

Enabled Indicates that the control is enabled.

Expand Returns or sets if a control will expand if included in a container that arranges its contents.

Font Returns or sets the font used to draw text in the control.

Foreground Returns or sets the foreground color used by the control.

H A synonymous for the Height property.

Handle Returns the internal X11 window handle of the control.

HasFocus Returns whether the control has the focus.

Height Returns or sets the height of the control.

Hovered Returns whether the mouse cursor is inside the control.

Id A synonymous for the Handle property.

Ignore Returns or sets if a control must be ignored when its parent arranges its children.

Left Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.

Mouse Returns or sets the appearence of the cursor when it points inside the control.

Name Returns or sets the name of the control.

Next Returns the next control having the same parent.

NoAnimation

Since 3.20

Return or set if the possible animations of a control are disabled.

NoTabFocus Return or set if a control cannot be focused with the TAB key.

Parent Returns the control container.

PopupMenu Return or set the name of the menu that will be popped-up when the user presses the right mouse button or the keyboard MENU key.

Previous Returns the previous control having the same parent.

Proxy Return or set the "proxy" of a control.

ProxyFor Return which control that control is a proxy for.

RightToLeft Return if the control is right to left oriented.

ScreenX Returns the position of the left border of the control in screen coordinates.

ScreenY Returns the position of the top border of the control in screen coordinates.

Tag Returns or sets the control tag.

Tooltip Returns or sets the tooltip shown when the mouse stays on the control for a short time.

Top Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.

TopLevel

Since 3.21

Return the top-level window this control belongs to.

Tracking Returns or sets if the control will receive MouseMove events.

Visible Indicates if the control is visible or not.

W A synonymous for the Width property.

Width Returns or sets the width of the control.

Window Returns the window that contains the control.

X Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.

Y Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.

Methods

Clear Clears the text.

FilterNow Triggers an immediate filtering.

Inherited methods

Delete Destroys the control.

Drag Starts a drag & drop process.

FindChild

Since 3.4

Finds the first child control pointed by the X and Y coordinates.

Grab Grab the keyboard and the mouse so that all keyboard and mouse events are received by the control.

Hide Hides the control.

Lower Sends the control to the background of its parent.

Move Moves and/or resizes the control.

MoveScaled Moves and/or resizes the control.

Raise Sends the control to the foreground of its parent.

Refresh Trigger a redraw of the control.

Reparent Changes the container of a control.

Resize Resizes the control.

ResizeScaled Resizes the control.

SetFocus Gives the focus to the control.

Show Shows the control.

Events

Activate Raised when the user presses the RETURN key (when the TextBox has focus).

Change Raised when the text of the control changes.

Clear This event is raised when the clear button is pressed.

Click Raised when the user clicks on the button.

Filter This event is raised when filtering must be refreshed.

Validate This event is raised when the contents of the control changes so that you can validate the new contents.

Inherited events

Arrange This event is raised when a container has just finished arranging its contents.

BeforeArrange This event is raised just before a container arranges its contents.

DblClick Raised when the user quickly clicks twice on the control.

Drag This event is raised when the mouse enters the control during a drag & drop process.

DragLeave This event is raised when the mouse leaves the control during a drag & drop operation.

DragMove This event is raised while the mouse moves inside the control during a drag & drop process.

Drop This event is raised when a drag is dropped in the control.

Enter Raised when the mouse enters the control.

GotFocus Raised when the control has got the focus.

KeyPress Raised when a key is pressed while the control has the focus.

KeyRelease Raised when a key is released while the control has the focus.

Leave Raised when the mouse leaves the control.

LostFocus Raised when the control has lost the focus.

Menu Raised when the user clicks on the control with the right mouse button, or if it hits the MENU key.

MouseDown Raised when a mouse button is pressed while the cursor is inside the control.

MouseDrag This event is raised when a drag operation should be started.

MouseMove Raised when the mouse moves inside the control while a mouse button is pressed.

MouseUp Raised when a mouse button is depressed while the cursor is inside the control.

MouseWheel This event is raised when the user moves or presses the mouse wheel while the mouse is inside the control.

NewChild This event is raised when a new child Control has just been inserted into the container.