I have to show (with ShowModal
) a Form with many TEdit
but I want to force the focus on a TEdit
, but not always the same, depending on the context.
I can't use SetFocus
before the ShowModal
(because the Form is not activate) and use the component Name
or Tag
is not convenient in my application.
Do you have an idea ?
The simplest way to achieve your goal, in my view, is to assign to the ActiveControl
property for the form. You can do this before showing the form. When you form is later shown, the VCL framework will ensure that the ActiveControl
is given input focus.
From the documentation:
If the form does not have focus, ActiveControl
is the control on the form that will receive focus when the form receives focus.