EDIT

EDIT widgets are commonly used as the primary user interface for text input. EDIT widgets can also be used for entering values in binary, decimal, or hexadecimal modes.

EDIT
EDIT widget with user input.
Receives focus	Yes
Skinnable	No
OwnerDraw	No
Uses Memory Devices	No
Attached widgets	None

Notification codes

The following events are sent from an EDIT widget to its parent window as part of a WM_NOTIFY_PARENT message:

Message	Description
WM_NOTIFICATION_CLICKED	EDIT has been clicked.
WM_NOTIFICATION_RELEASED	EDIT has been released.
WM_NOTIFICATION_MOVED_OUT	EDIT has been clicked and pointer has been moved out of the EDIT widget without releasing.
WM_NOTIFICATION_VALUE_CHANGED	Value (content) of the EDIT widget has changed.

Keyboard reaction

The EDIT widget reacts to the following keys if it has the input focus:

Message	Description
GUI_KEY_UP	Increases the current character. If for example the current character (the character below the cursor) is a 'A' it changes to 'B'.
GUI_KEY_DOWN	Decreases the current character. If for example the current character is a 'B' it changes to 'A'.
GUI_KEY_RIGHT	Moves the cursor one character to the right.
GUI_KEY_LEFT	Moves the cursor one character to the left.
GUI_KEY_BACKSPACE	If the widget works in text mode, the character before the cursor is deleted.
GUI_KEY_DELETE	If the widget works in text mode, the current is deleted.
GUI_KEY_INSERT	If the widget works in text mode, this key toggles the edit mode between GUI_EDIT_MODE_OVERWRITE and GUI_EDIT_MODE_INSERT.
GUI_KEY_HOME	Moves the cursor to the first position.
GUI_KEY_END	Moves the cursor to the last position.