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How to position the caret in a Stringgrid
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Title: How to position the caret in a Stringgrid
type
TGridCracker = class(TStringGrid);
{...}
implementation
{...}
procedure SetCaretPosition(Grid: TStringGrid; col, row, x_pos: Integer);
begin
Grid.Col := Col;
Grid.Row := Row;
with TGridCracker(Grid) do
InplaceEditor.SelStart := x_pos;
end;
// Get the Caret position from the focussed cell
// Ermittelt die Caret-Position der aktuellen Zelle
function GetCaretPosition(Grid: TStringGrid): Integer;
begin
with TGridCracker(Grid) do
Result := InplaceEditor.SelStart;
end;
// Example / Beispiel:
// Set the focus on col 1, row 3 and position the caret at position 5
// Fokusiert die Zelle(1,3) und setzt den Cursor auf Position 5
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
StringGrid1.SetFocus;
SetCaretPosition(StringGrid1, 1, 3, 5);
end;
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