[RESOLVED] .focus masked text box

[vb_2008]

I want to know how when you focus on a textbox in your form, how you get the cursor to go to the first character, instead of the middle/last/etc.

Thank You.

[.paul.]

use the .selectionstart property

[su ki]

hey vb_2008

use what .paul. has suggested

textbox1.selectionstart=0

to set focus programatically
use this

textbox1.focus()

[gep13]

Hey,

.Focus is a lower level method, and shouldn't be used, you should use .Select instead, have a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...rol.focus.aspx

In particular:

Focus is a low-level method intended primarily for custom control authors. Instead, application programmers should use the Select method or the ActiveControl property for child controls, or the Activate method for forms.

Gary

[vb_2008]

Thanks for the replies. Very helpful.

Thanks GEP, i will have to give that a good read. Was only taught the .Focus propety in UNI so i assumed that was the best to use. Good heads up.