highlight the text in textbox dynamically

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When I reached the textbox it should be highlighted automatically

Posted 5-Dec-11 22:34pm

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Anuja Pawar Indore 6-Dec-11 4:36am

What do you mean by reach? Mean key press or the tab press event ? How will you reach the text box.

sriman.ch 6-Dec-11 4:41am

You mean when cursor reaches your textbox its text should be highlighted or what ? Be more specific...

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S V Saichandra · Answer 1 · 2011-12-05T22:44:00

Solution 1

This might be a solution to u r problem:
check this

Change Textbox/Input background color on focus[^]

Posted 5-Dec-11 22:44pm

S V Saichandra

Eduard Lu · Answer 2 · 2011-12-05T22:48:00

Solution 2

Use client-side script instead, see this link, it has the codes.

http://www.roseindia.net/tutorial/jquery/inputRowHiglighting.html[^]

Regards,
Eduard

Posted 5-Dec-11 22:48pm

Eduard Lu

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Member 8131879[Sneha K] 31-May-12 8:40am

Hello,
Want to hoghlight text in textbox.But not first letter.Using this
textbox.SelectionStart = 0;
textbox.SelectionLength = textbox.Text.Length;
if (sender is TextBox)
{
int a = 1;
if(textBox1.SelectionLength>1)
(sender as TextBox).SelectionLength.ToString();
}
highlight 1st letter.but,want to highlight all ;etters after 1st letter.Example: suppose i want name as "car".When i type 1st letter "c" then this letter not ale to get highlight.after "C" when i type "a"letter then this should be get hilight and so on.how to do it?

Member 8131879[Sneha K] 1-Jun-12 0:24am

Hello,

As per given solution by you i.e

textBox1.SelectionStart = 1;
textBox1.SelectionLength = textBox1.Text.Length - 1;

Ican select the second letter.but,wheni type 3rd letter that time 2nd letter get repalce by 3rd letter.I don't want like that.When i press right key then only can able to type 3rd letter.otherwaise evetytime 2nd postion get replace by new letter.

Example: Suppose i want the word "Hello" .When i type "H" then as per above code "H" not get selected.then i type "e" its get selected.next when i type "l" it get replace by character "e"so everytime in my textbox 2nd position letter get replace.when i press righkey that time only can add letter on 3rd position and so on.