System.Windows.Forms 1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 System.Enum System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true) An Input Method Editor (IME) allows users to enter and edit Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. The IME is an essential component for writing Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts. These writing systems have more characters than can be encoded for a regular keyboard. The IMEs for these languages use sequences of base characters that describe an individual character or group of characters to allow you to enter a larger set of characters. Base characters can be component letters from Hangul syllables, phonetic components for Japanese Kanji characters, or various combinations for Chinese characters. The user can interactively change the unless it has been programmatically set to . In this case, the user will not be able to use the IME. The property is ignored on Windows 8 when the global input mode is in effect. For more info, see Switch Text Input Changed from Per-Thread to Per-User.

Specifies a value that determines the Input Method Editor (IME) status of an object when the object is selected.

Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Alphanumeric single-byte characters(SBC). This setting is valid for Korean and Japanese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Alphanumeric double-byte characters. This setting is valid for Korean and Japanese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

IME closed. This setting is valid for Chinese IME only.

2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

The IME is disabled. With this setting, the users cannot turn the IME on from the keyboard, and the IME floating window is hidden.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Hangul SBC. This setting is valid for the Korean IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Hangul DBC. This setting is valid for the Korean IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Hiragana DBC. This setting is valid for the Japanese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Inherits the IME mode of the parent control.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Katakana DBC. This setting is valid for the Japanese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

Katakana SBC. This setting is valid for the Japanese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

None (Default).

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

The IME is off. This mode indicates that the IME is off, meaning that the object behaves the same as English entry mode. This setting is valid for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

The IME is on. This value indicates that the IME is on and characters specific to Chinese or Japanese can be entered. This setting is valid for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese IME only.

1.0.5000.0 2.0.0.0 Field 2.0.0.0 System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode

IME on HalfShape. This setting is valid for Chinese IME only.