CheckSpell (Property)

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Spelling checker used

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CheckSpell (Property)

In french: VérifieOrthographe

The CheckSpell property is used to enable or disable the automatic spelling checker.

Words not found in the dictionary are automatically underlined in red:

in edit controls.

Remark: This property is identical to the "Check spelling" option present:

in the "Details" tab of the description window of edit controls,

Example

// Active la vérification orthographique dans un champ de saisie
SAI_Texte.VérifieOrthographe = True

Syntax

Determining if the spelling checker is enabled Hide the details

<Result> = <Control used>.CheckSpell

<Result>: Boolean

True if the spell check is enabled,
False otherwise.

<Control used>: Control name

Name of the field to be manipulated:
Edit control,

Enabling or disabling the spell check Hide the details

<Control used>.CheckSpell = <Enable/Disable>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of the field to be manipulated:
Edit control,

<Enable/Disable>: Boolean

True if the spell check must be enabled,
False otherwise.
Please note: whether or not spelling correction is activated is not directly applied.. Indeed, the control must lose focus and regain it (in order for the system to adapt to the control keyboard).

Remarks

Spelling checker used

The CheckSpell property uses the system spelling checker.

For the unrecognized words, the context menu proposes the following options:

Replacing the word by a valid word.
Add the word to the dictionary.

Note: The system's spelling checker must be activated.