Easy one

[BrasilianGuy]

How do I code a textbox to highlight the text or the background clicking on it?

Lets say that I have box 1 2 and 3.... I wanna be able to highlight one of them or all of them as I wish!

Thanks in advance

Marcus

Ps.: I'm newbie on C#.

 

[odinborson]

try setting the Forecolor or Backcolor in the textbox object, something like textbox.ForeColor = Color.Yellow;

 

[BrasilianGuy]

Something like a

onclick()
textbox.ForeColor = Color.Yellow

??

Thanks

 

[JurkMonkey]

textbox.BackColor = Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.Highlite);

Will give you the default system highlite color.

If you just want to select the text in a textbox, then textbox.SelectAll();

 

[Ruffnekk]

TextBox.BackColor = SystemColors.Highlight

saves a few keystrokes

Regards, Ruffnekk
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[BrasilianGuy]

Thanks

How do I actvate this command by clicking in the textbox??

Thanks again

Marcus

 

[odinborson]

in the designer select the textbox, click the lightning bolt in the properties window, and double click the event you want to handle. You could do it for mouse overs. TextChanged is the standard textbox event

 

[BrasilianGuy]

I tried this

private void TextBox1_backcolorchanged(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
this.TextBox1 = SystemColors.Highlight;
}

still didn't work

Thanks

Marcus

 

[JurkMonkey]

If you want to highlite the box when it's clicked, then activate the Click event. Click on your TextBox in the designer (on the form) and click the Lightning Bolt icon above the properties window. Then double click next to the words "Click" in the properties window.

private void TextBox1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.TextBox1.BackColor = SystemColors.Highlite;
}