Editor Object (ExEditors)

The ExEditors Library from Exontrol includes 16 powerful data editing controls. Each editor supports an optional three-state checkbox and can display multiple customizable buttons on either side. These buttons may show icons or images and can include individual tooltips for enhanced user interaction. Most editors are mask-based, allowing precise control over user input. The library is available as a standalone product in both COM/ActiveX and .NET Assembly formats.

The suite of editors includes:

1. Standard Editors

None: Provides a standard label control.
Edit: Standard single-line text edit control.
Memo: Multi-line text edit control.

2. Drop-Down Editors

DropDown: Allows selection from a customizable drop-down list with icons and captions. Also allows user input.
DropDownList: Read-only drop-down list for selecting predefined values, each with optional icons.
CheckList: Drop-down checklist with checkboxes, icons, and captions for combining multiple values.
PickEdit: Drop-down list for selecting values with optional icons.

3. Specialized Editors

Spin: Up/Down control for numeric input.
Date: Drop-down calendar for date selection.
Mask: Enforces input format using literals and character masks.
Color / ColorList: Drop-down color picker with palette and system-defined color tabs.
Font: Drop-down font selector with real-time font previews.
Picture: Displays image fields (OLE Object) in the control.

4. Utility Editors

Button: Attaches a button to a masked input field.
ProgressBar: Displays value as a progress bar.
LinkEdit: Edits and displays hyperlink addresses.

The Editor object supports the following methods and properties:

		Name	Description
		AddButton	Adds a new button to the editor with the Key and aligned to the left or right side of the editor.
		AddItem	Adds a new item to editor's predefined list.
		Alignment	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the caption's alignment.
		Appearance	Retrieves or sets the control's appearance.
		BackColor	Retrieves or sets the control's background color.
		Background	Returns or sets a value that indicates the background color for parts in the control.
		ButtonWidth	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the button's width.
		CheckState	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the check box's state.
		ClearButtons	Clears the buttons collection.
		ClearItems	Clears the items collection.
		DropDown	Shows up the control's drop down list.
		DropDownAlignment	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the item's alignment into control's drop down list.
		DropDownAutoWidth	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control's drop down list width is automatically computed to fit the entire list.
		DropDownMinWidth	Specifies the minimum drop down list width while the DropDownAutoWidth is False.
		DropDownRows	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the maximum number of rows into a drop down list.
		DropDownVisible	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control's drop down window is shown or hidden.
		EditText	Specifies the editor's caption.
		EditType	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the type of the contained editor.
		Enabled	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control is enabled or disabled.
		EventParam	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the current's event parameter.
		FindItem	Finds an item given its value or caption.
		Font	Retrieves or sets the control's font.
		ForeColor	Retrieves or sets the control's foreground color.
		HasCheckBox	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the check box is visible or hidden.
		HTMLPicture	Adds or replaces a picture in HTML captions.
		hWnd	Retrieves the control's window handle.
		Images	Sets the control's handle image list.
		ImageSize	Retrieves or sets the size of icons the control displays.
		ItemCaption	Gets the item's caption giving its index.
		ItemCount	Counts the items in the collection.
		Mask	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the mask used by the editor.
		MaskChar	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the character used for masking.
		Numeric	Specifies whether the editor enables numeric values only.
		Option	Specifies an option for the editor.
		PartialCheck	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the associated check box has two or three states.
		PopupAppearance	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the popup window's appearance.
		ReadOnly	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control is read-only.
		Refresh	Refreshes the control.
		RemoveButton	Removes a button given its key.
		RemoveItem	Removes the item from editor's list given its value.
		ReplaceIcon	Adds a new icon, replaces an icon or clears the control's image list.
		SelBackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection background color.
		SelForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection foreground color.
		ShowImageList	Specifies whether the control's image list window is visible or hidden.
		SortItems	Sorts the list of items in the editor.
		ToolTipDelay	Specifies the time in ms that passes before the ToolTip appears.
		ToolTipFont	Retrieves or sets the tooltip's font.
		ToolTipPopDelay	Specifies the period in ms of time the ToolTip remains visible if the mouse pointer is stationary within a control.
		ToolTipWidth	Specifies a value that indicates the width of the tooltip window, in pixels.
		UseVisualTheme	Specifies whether the control uses the current visual theme to display certain UI parts.
		Value	Retrieves or sets the control's value
		Version	Retrieves the control's version.
		VisualAppearance	Retrieves the control's appearance.