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c#textboxfocusselectionhighlighting
Martin
Martin

Reputation: 141

TextBox - Can I keep the selection highlight when it loses focus?

I would like to have a regular TextBox on my form, where the selected text is still highlighted even if you use another control, e.g. push a button.

Does anyone know a way to achieve this (without using a RichTextBox which is not suitable for what I am doing).

Upvotes: 14

Views: 6776

Answers (2)

tanascius
tanascius

Reputation: 53924

Sounds like you are looking for the HideSelection property:

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the selected text in the text box control remains highlighted when the control loses focus.

Upvotes: 20

Fredrik Mörk
Fredrik Mörk

Reputation: 158289

The HideSelection property is your friend. Set it to false and you should get what you are looking for. I never quite understood why the default is true.

Upvotes: 10

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