Article #28798: How to catch a 'Tab Character' key stroke inside your TEdit control.

Question: How can I catch the tab character inside of my Edit controls? Answer: This can easily be done by overriding the forms CMDialogKey procedure. To see how this works drop a Edit on the form and enter in the following code: procedure TMyForm.CMDialogKey(Var Msg: TWMKEY); begin if (ActiveControl = Edit1) and (Msg.Charcode = VK_TAB) then begin ShowMessage('Somebody Tabbed?'); end; inherited; end; Also, make sure to add the following line to your forms definition: procedure CMDialogKey(Var Msg: TWMKey); message CM_DIALOGKEY;

Last Modified: 27-JUN-02