How to know whether a TextBox includes the input cursor?

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Is there any boolean function that returns whether a TextBox has the input cursor in it or not?

it should look like this:

C#

if(textBox1.HasCursor)
{
    //do something

}

Posted 28-Sep-11 7:53am

George_Rasmi

Updated 28-Sep-11 7:55am

Simon Bang Terkildsen

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Solution 1

Test for focus, if the textbox has focus then the input cursor is active. E.g. in winforms

C#

if(textBox1.Focused)

Posted 28-Sep-11 8:00am

Simon Bang Terkildsen

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hzawary 28-Sep-11 15:52pm

US answer is better than answer Denmark;)

Simon Bang Terkildsen 28-Sep-11 17:00pm

damn you're obnoxious

hzawary 28-Sep-11 17:33pm

Go to grasp with your arms;)

George_Rasmi 28-Sep-11 15:52pm

this method is not working :(
it always returns false even if the cursor was in the textbox

Simon Bang Terkildsen 28-Sep-11 16:59pm

Then you're doing something wrong

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hzawary · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-28T08:04:00

Solution 3

You must use "Enter" and "Leave" Events of your textbox :)

C#

private void textBox1_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //do something
}

Posted 28-Sep-11 8:04am

hzawary

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Simon Bang Terkildsen 28-Sep-11 14:35pm

so I take it you're the one who does not like mine and varunjeeri's answer. varunjeeri's answer is the exact same as yours. My answer is the exact thing the OP is asking for.
When you down vote have the balls to leave a comment stating why.

George_Rasmi 28-Sep-11 16:10pm

it worked Thanks :)

hzawary 28-Sep-11 16:15pm

you're very welcome

varunjeeri · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-28T08:00:00

Solution 2

Try adding onfocus event to the textbox, so that whenever the textbox has cursor in it, the event occurs.

Posted 28-Sep-11 8:00am

varunjeeri

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George_Rasmi 28-Sep-11 16:10pm

it worked Thanks :)