SelectedText Property

Gets or sets the current selected text in the control.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property SelectedText As System.String

public System.string SelectedText {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the selected text in the control.

Remarks

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

Example

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 Detail1_Format(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Detail1.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

Reference

RichTextBox Class
RichTextBox Members
ActiveReports6~GrapeCity.ActiveReports.RichTextBox~RTF
ActiveReports6~GrapeCity.ActiveReports.RichTextBox~Text
ActiveReports6~GrapeCity.ActiveReports.RichTextBox~SelectionStart
ActiveReports6~GrapeCity.ActiveReports.RichTextBox~SelectionLength