SftMaskAutoComplete.Mode Property	Softel vdm, Inc.

Defines the autocomplete behavior.

Syntax       

	Get
		VB.NET	Style = object.Mode  As SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants
		VB	Style = object.Mode  As SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants
		C#.NET	SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants Style = object.Mode;
		VC++	enum SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants Style = object->Mode; enum SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants Style = object->GetMode();
		C	HRESULT object->get_Mode(enum SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants* Style);
		Delphi	Style := object.Mode  : TOleEnum;
	Put
		VB.NET	object.Mode = Style  As SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants
		VB	object.Mode = Style  As SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants
		C#.NET	SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants object.Mode = Style;
		VC++	enum SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants object->Mode = Style; void object->PutMode(enum SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants Style);
		C	HRESULT object->put_Mode(enum SftMaskAutoCompleteModeConstants Style);
		Delphi	object.Mode := Style  : TOleEnum;

object

A SftMaskAutoComplete object.

Style

Defines the autocomplete behavior.

Style	Value	Description
autocompleteSftMaskNone	0	The autocomplete feature is not available.
autocompleteSftMaskSuggest	1	As data is entered, the control searches the list of saved entries and displays matching entries as a list below the control.
autocompleteSftMaskAppend	2	As data is entered, the control searches the list of saved entries and displays the remainder of the first matching item beyond the insertion point.
autocompleteSftMaskSuggestAppend	3	Combines autocompleteSftMaskSuggest and autocompleteSftMaskAppend by displaying both the list below the control and the remainder of the first matching item.

Comments

The Mode property defines the autocomplete behavior.

Saved autocomplete entries are stored in the file defined by the AutoComplete.File property.

The modes autocompleteSftMaskSuggest and autocompleteSftMaskSuggestAppend display a list of matching entries below the control. If no matching items are found, the list is not displayed. If the user selects an entry from the displayed list, the MatchAccept (or MatchCustom) event occurs.

Mode autocompleteSftMaskSuggest allows the addition of custom entries using the AutoComplete.AddTop and AutoComplete.AddBottom methods while handling the MatchAddCustomItems event. Other modes do not support custom entries. If the user selects and accepts a custom entry, the MatchCustom event occurs.