SelectedText Property

Gets or sets the current selected text in the control.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property SelectedText As String

public 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

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

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