Multi-Line Edit events
aboutToCloseWidget
The aboutToCloseWidget event signals that the part is about to be closed.
If you need to perform any actions just before the window closes, connect the aboutToCloseWidget event of the Window part to an action in your part.
aboutToMapWidget
The aboutToMapWidget event signals that the part is about to be shown on the screen. If you need to take any actions or set any visual attributes on the part before it is shown, connect to this event. If you hide and show the part rather than closing and opening it (typically for performance reasons), you can use this event to refresh the part data before it appears.
aboutToOpenWidget
The aboutToOpenWidget event signals that the part is about to be opened. This event is signaled just before the part is displayed on the screen.
If you need to perform any actions just before the window opens, connect the aboutToOpenWidget event of the Window part to an action in your part.
aboutToUnmapWidget
The aboutToUnmapWidget event signals that the part is about to be hidden.
autoSelect
The autoSelect event signals that the contents of the part should be automatically selected when the part gets focus.
borderWidth
The borderWidth event signals the part that the width of the border, specified in pixels, has changed.
closedWidget
The closedWidget event signals that the part has been closed.
configuredWidget
The configuredWidget event signals that the part has been moved or resized.
contentsConvertError
The contentsConvertError event signals that a convertor error occurred while attempting to convert the entered text to the specified converter type or from the object to the displayable format.
converter
The converter event signals certain visual parts that a change in the data type, being utilized to manage the conversion of other objects to and from the display format, has occurred. Possible data types are: Boolean, Character, Composite, Date, DBCS only, Decimal, Float, Integer, Monetary Amount, Number, Social Security Number, String, Text, Text List, Time, Time Date, Timestamp, USA State and Zip Code.
defaultActionRequested
The defaultActionRequested event signals that the user pressed the line feed key (typically the Enter key) while the part had the focus or the user double-clicked mouse button 1 on a part.
destroyedPart
The destroyedPart event signals that the part and its children have been destroyed. Any system resources associated with the destroyed parts have been released.
dragDropSpec
For more information on the dragDropSpec event, refer to ***.
editable
An editable event signals that the part's contents can be edited at run time.
enabled
The enabled event signals that the part is available for selection.
fontName
The fontName event signals the part which font to use for the text displayed in the part.
foregroundColor
The foregroundColor event signals the part the name of the RGB color, to use, for the foreground of the part.
framingSpec
The framingSpec event signals the part that the edge specifications for the part have changed. The edge specifications determine the width, height, and position of the part.
gettingFocus
The gettingFocus event signals that the part is getting focus, or becoming active. If the part has focus, keyboard input is enabled.
The gettingFocus event acts differently depending on which part is receiving the event. For example, if you connect the gettingFocus event to a Window part, the window will come to the foreground and be the active window. Also, if you connect the gettingFocus event to a Text part in a window, the cursor is moved to this field.
helpFile
A helpFile event indicates that a signal is sent to the part that the help file associated with the part has changed
helpKeysId
A helpKeysId event indicates that the ID of the keys, help has associated with the part, has changed. The ID can be a string or an integer value.
helpRequested
The helpRequested event signals that help has been requested. You can connect the helpRequested event to an action that displays your own help, such as a message box. If the action you connect this event to does not return nil, default help processing occurs, using the specified help file and help topic.
helpTitle
A helpTitle event signals the part that the title of the help window associated with that part has changed
helpTopicId
The helpTopicId event signals a change in the ID of the help topic associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer.
losingFocus
The losingFocus event signals that the part is losing focus. If the part does not have focus, keyboard input is not accepted.
mappedWhenManaged
The mappedWhenManaged event signals the part to be visible if the mappedWhenManaged attribute has been set to true.
mappedWidget
The mappedWidget event signals that the part has been shown on the screen.
maxLength
An event of maxLength indicates that the allowable length for a string of data in the field has changed.
menu
A menu event signals that a change in which menu part to use, as the parts menu bar or pop-up menu, has occurred.
object
An object event signals the part that the data the part represents has changed.
openedWidget
The openedWidget event signals that the part has been opened and displayed on the screen.
passwordCharacter
A passwordCharacter event signals the password field to display a character (i.e. an asterick) when the user types in his password.
passwordProtect
A passwordProtect event signals the user to provide a password in order to access the part.
popUpMenuRequest
The popUpMenuRequest event signals that the pop-up menu for the part has been requested.
If the menu attribute is connected to a Menu part, that menu part is displayed unless you change the menu attribute as a result of this event. You can change the menu attribute to include your own menu or leave it unchanged to use the original setting.
readOnly
The readOnly event signals the part that the user is unable to modify the existing text. No changes can be made to the part, by the user.
reformatOnFocusChange
An event of reformatOnFocusChange indicates that the part has been reformatted when the focus changed.
self
A self event indicates that the value of the target part itself has changed.
showHorizontalScrollBar
A showHorizontalScrollBar event indicates that he part's horizontal scroll bar is displayed so the user can scroll horizontally through the text.
showVerticalScrollBar
A showVerticalScrollBar event indicates the part's vertical scroll bar is visible so the user can scroll vertically through the text.
string
A string event indicates that the string representation of the data for the part has changed.
tabGroup
A tabGroup event signals the part that it is included as a tab stop and can be accessed via the Tab or Backtab keys
tabSpacing
An event of tabSpacing indicates that a change in the number of spaces utilized when the user presses the tab key has occurred.
textLimit
A textLimit event signals a change in the maximum length of the test string that can be entered from the keyboard.
traversalOn
The traversalOn property specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup property, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.
unmappedWidget
The unmappedWidget event signals that the part is about to be hidden.
unmappedWidget
The unmappedWidget event signals that the part is about to be hidden.
userInputConvertError
The userInputConvertError event signals that a convertor error occurred when converting the data that the user entered to the specified data type.
Last modified date: 01/29/2015