See Also

RichTextBox Class  | RichTextBox Members  | RTF  | Text  | SelectionStart Property  | SelectionLength

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SelectedText Property

Gets or sets the current selected text in the control. 

[Visual Basic]
Public Property SelectedText As String
[C#]
public string SelectedText {get; set;}

Return Type

A string that represents the selected text in the control.

Remarks

To set this property, first set the SelectionStart and SelectionLength properties.

Example

[C#] 

private void Detail_Format(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs) 
{ 
    if (this.rtbActiveReport.Find("terrorizing") != -1) 
    { 
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionStart = this.rtbActiveReport.Find("terrorizing"); 
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionLength = 11; 
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectedText = "TERRORIZING"; 
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionColor = System.Drawing.Color.Crimson; 
    } 
}

[Visual Basic] 

Private Sub Detail_Format(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Detail.Format
    If Not Me.rtbActiveReport.Find("terrorizing") = -1 Then
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionStart = Me.rtbActiveReport.Find("terrorizing")
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionLength = 11
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectedText = "TERRORIZING"
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionColor = System.Drawing.Color.Crimson
    End If
End Sub

See Also

RichTextBox Class  | RichTextBox Members  | RTF  | Text  | SelectionStart Property  | SelectionLength

 

 

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