selecting text in the text box

[sameer spitfire]

I have a form with text boxs on it
whenever i enter(got focus) the textbox i want the text in it to be get selected
i can use textbox.selstart and textbox.sellenth but have many text boxs(48)
do i have to write it for each and every text box

(using VB net)
Please help

[dynamic_sysop]

you could add a handler for all the textboxes , then use SelectAll() , eg:

[Color=Blue]Private[/color] [Color=Blue]WithEvents[/color] tb [Color=Blue]As[/color] TextBox
 
    [Color=Blue]Private[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub[/color] Form1_Load([Color=Blue]ByVal[/color] sender [Color=Blue]As[/color] System.Object, [Color=Blue]ByVal[/color] e [Color=Blue]As[/color] System.EventArgs) [Color=Blue]Handles[/color] [Color=Blue]MyBase[/color].Load
        [Color=Blue]Dim[/color] ctl [Color=Blue]As[/color] Control
        [Color=Blue]For[/color] [Color=Blue]Each[/color] ctl [Color=Blue]In[/color] [Color=Blue]Me[/color].Controls
            [Color=Blue]If[/color] [Color=Blue]TypeOf[/color] ctl [Color=Blue]Is[/color] TextBox [Color=Blue]Then
[/color]                [Color=Blue]AddHandler[/color] ctl.Enter, [Color=Blue]AddressOf[/color] tb_Enter
            [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]If
[/color]        [Color=Blue]Next
[/color]    [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub
 
[/color]    [Color=Blue]Private[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub[/color] tb_Enter([Color=Blue]ByVal[/color] sender [Color=Blue]As[/color] [Color=Blue]Object[/color], [Color=Blue]ByVal[/color] e [Color=Blue]As[/color] System.EventArgs) [Color=Blue]Handles[/color] tb.Enter
        [Color=Blue]Dim[/color] txtbox [Color=Blue]As[/color] TextBox = [Color=Blue]DirectCast[/color](sender, TextBox)
        txtbox.SelectAll()
    [Color=Blue]End[/color] [Color=Blue]Sub[/color]

[matt3011]

You could Also make your own control :

Create a new class myTextBox that inherits the class TextBox :

Public Class myTextBox
      Inherits TextBox
     
    Private Sub Enter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As   System.EventArgs) Handles mybase.Enter
        mybase.SelectAll()
    End Sub 
 
 
End Class

[biswajitdas]

hi

u can use select all property

like

textbox1.SelectAll()


Biswajit das

[sameer spitfire]

tHANKS A LOTS I WILL TRY SELECTALL()

one more small thing how i can chatch page Up/page down on a SSTAB Control

[MrGTI]

Is there a special trick for when a user clicks into the text box? 'Cause i can't get it to select everything when a user clicks in the text box.

    Private Sub TextBox2_Enter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox2.Enter
        TextBox2.SelectAll()
    End Sub

[taxes]

Is there a special trick for when a user clicks into the text box? 'Cause i can't get it to select everything when a user clicks in the text box.

    Private Sub TextBox2_Enter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox2.Enter
        TextBox2.SelectAll()
    End Sub

It does select it. You can copy it to another Text field. It just doesn't highlight it.

[MrGTI]

It does select it. You can copy it to another Text field. It just doesn't highlight it.

ooooooooh. So i guess i want to know how to highlight the text. My bad.

[taxes]

Hi,

"tHANKS A LOTS I WILL TRY SELECTALL()"

But you will still have to enter it a lot of times, or put a a lot of handles on.

Matt3011's suggestion means you do not have to write the code more than once.

[MrGTI]

Any help in figuring out how to highlight the entire text in a TextBox when a user clicks in the text box?

Nothing i try will highlight the text (when a user clicks into a text box).

[taxes]

Any help in figuring out how to highlight the entire text in a TextBox when a user clicks in the text box?

Nothing i try will highlight the text (when a user clicks into a text box).

I've had no success with that either, but there must be a way. If we get no joy on this thread I will start a specific one.

[sameer spitfire]

Thanks for the reply but one thing u missed that i know the selectall property but my promblem is i have all most 48 - 60 text box on the form and i don't want to repeat the code "Selectall"

[taxes]

Thanks for the reply but one thing u missed that i know the selectall property but my promblem is i have all most 48 - 60 text box on the form and i don't want to repeat the code "Selectall"

You have not indicated to which of the replies you are referring.

I repeat:

If you use Matt3011's suggestion you will only have to enter the code once.

Do you object to that?

[taxes]

I've had no success with that either, but there must be a way. If we get no joy on this thread I will start a specific one.

Hi,

Looks like the ONLY event which doesn't highlight the text when you use SelectAll() is the GotFocus

Try it in Click, MouseDown, MouseUp etc.

With acknowledgments to Brownmonkey

[MrGTI]

The GotFocus/Enter events don't work with SelectAll when you click into the text box. So i created a special procedure that i call from the MouseHover event.