| ctDropDate
ActiveX |
ctDropDate is an enhanced date-edit object with a built-in drop-down calendar
with smart data-entry features. The optional drop-down automatically displays a built-in drop-down calendar when clicked. Additionally, spinner buttons may be displayed
for changing displayed date values. Spinners may be set to change only the day, the month, or the year portions of a date. |
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| Built in Drop Calendar : Drop-down calendar built into the component. |
| Drop and Spin Buttons : Display the built-in calendar and/or spin buttons. |
| Windows XP Styles : New style properties allow the control to
mimic the styles found under Windows XP. |
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| Auto-Increment : The spin buttons can automatically increase or decrease the date by a developer-specified value. The CaretPosition property is used to detect the position of the caret (cursor) in the edit region. With the spin buttons, portions of a date may be changed according to the caret’s position (i.e. increment only the month or the year portion of the date). |
| Intelligent Data Entry : The component fills in / completes the entire date when only a part of it has been entered. |
Intelligent
data entry allows the control to assume the intended date.
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| Flat Style : The component can remain flat until it receives focus or until a mouse-over event. |
| Calendar
Designer : Design and view the calendar directly from the
controls property pages. |
| Formatting
Options : Time formatting options include long or short years, text alignment, verbose
dates, and definable date separation
characters. |
| Also See
:
ctDEdit,
ctMEdit, ctNEdit |