TDBDate Control

TDBDate Control Properties

AlignHorizontal	Sets/returns the horizontal alignment of the caption text.
AlignVertical	Sets/returns the vertical text alignment displayed in the control.
BtnPositioning	Sets/returns where to position the spin and drop-down button.
Calendar	Calendar Object.
ClipMode	Sets/returns how data should be copied to the clipboard.
CurrentField	Returns the field where the caret is/was last positioned.
CursorPosition	Sets/returns the cursor position (field) upon receiving focus.
DataProperty	Sets/returns which of the control's data properties will be bound to the data source.
DayOfYear	Returns the day of year for the date set in the Value property.
DisplayFormat	Sets/returns the display format used in the control.
DisplayText	Returns the text displayed in the control.
DropDown	Sets/returns a drop-down object.
EditMode	Sets/returns the editing mode for the control.
EditModeStatus	Returns the status of the edit mode.
Enabled	Sets/returns a value that determines whether a control can respond to user-generated events.
EraName	Returns an era name for the date set in the Value property.
EraYear	Returns the era year for the date set in the Value property.
ErrorBeep	Sets/returns whether to allow a beep on an error.
FirstMonth	Sets/returns the base month for the fiscal year.
FiscalQuarter	Returns the quarter of a fiscal year for the date set in the Value property.
FiscalYear	Returns the fiscal year for the date set in the Value property.
Format	Sets/returns the input format to use in the control.
HighlightText	Sets/returns how to select the text in the control.
IMEMode	Sets/returns the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode.
Key	The Key:controls object property is used to determine the shortcut keys to be used in the control.
MarginBottom	Sets/returns the margin space to use at the bottom of the control.
MarginLeft	Sets/returns the left margin space.
MarginRight	Sets/returns the right margin space.
MarginTop	Sets/returns the top margin space.
MaxDate	Sets/returns the maximum date range.
MinDate	Sets/returns the minimum date range.
Month	Returns the month portion of the date set in the Value property.
MoveOnLRKey	Sets/returns whether the focus automatically moves to the next or previous control when the user moves the cursor using the left and the right arrow keys.
Number	Sets/returns the date value in long integer format.
OLEDragMode	Sets/returns whether the component or the programmer handles an OLE drag/drop operation.
OLEDropMode	Sets/returns how a target component handles drop operations.
PromptChar	Sets/returns the character to use as a prompt.
Quarter	Returns the quarter of year for the date set in the Value property.
ReadOnly	Sets/returns whether the control will be in read-only mode.
SelLength	Sets/returns the number of characters selected.
SelStart	Sets/returns the starting point of text selected; indicates the position of the insertion point if no text is selected.
SelText	Sets/returns the string containing the currently selected text; consists of a zero-length string if no characters are selected.
ShowContextMenu	Sets/returns whether to popup the editing context menu for the control.
ShowLiterals	Sets/returns whether to display the literals during user entry.
Spin	Sets/returns a spin object.
TabAction	Sets/returns whether the tab key will move focus between controls or between fields within the control.
Text	Sets/returns the text, including any literals, of the control.
ValidateMode	Sets/returns the validation mode for the control during input.
Value	Sets/returns the underlying date value.
ValueIsNull	Determines whether the Value property is set to NULL.
Version	Returns the version number of the control.
Weekday	Returns the day of week for the date set in the Value property.
WeekOfYear	Returns the week of year for the date set in the Value property.
Year	Returns the year portion of the date set in the Value property.

TDBDate Control Methods

AboutBox	Displays the About box for the control.
ClearControl	Clears the control's contents.
Drop	Drops the Calendar to display.
OLEDrag	Causes a component to initiate an OLE drag/drop operation.
Refresh	Forces a complete repaint of the control.

TDBDate Control Events

CloseUp	Occurs when the calendar tries to close.
DBError	Occurs when the data retrieved from a bound data source is outside of the MaxDate and MinDate range, or is an invalid value.
DropOpen	Occurs when the control tries to drop-down.
EditModeChange	Occurs when toggling between insert and overwrite mode.
InvalidInput	Occurs when inputting an invalid character.
InvalidRange	Occurs when the entered value is outside of the allowed range.
InvalidValue	Occurs when the entered value is outside of the allowed range.
KeyExit	Occurs when the focus moves to the next or previous control in response to arrow keys, and so on.
MouseEnter	Occurs when the mouse first enters the control.
MouseExit	Occurs when the mouse moves out of the control area.
OLECompleteDrag	Occurs at the OLE drag/drop source control after a manual or automatic drag/drop has been completed or canceled.
OLEDragDrop	Occurs when data is dropped onto the control via an OLE drag/drop operation, and OLEDropMode is set to manual.
OLEDragOver	Occurs when the mouse is moved over the control during an OLE drag/drop operation, if its OLEDropMode property is set to manual.
OLEGiveFeedback	Occurs at the source control of an OLE drag/drop operation when the mouse cursor needs to be changed.
OLESetData	Occurs at the OLE drag/drop source control when the drop target requests data that was not provided to the DataObject during the OLEDragStart event.
OLEStartDrag	Occurs when an OLE drag/drop operation is initiated.
SpinDown	Occurs when the spin down key or button is pressed.
SpinUp	Occurs when the spin up key or button is pressed.

TDBDate Control Properties

TDBDate Control Methods

TDBDate Control Events