Text Controls

This topic is designed to help you find code that demonstrates how to perform common TextBox and RichTextBox programming tasks by using Visual C# Express Edition.

In This Section

• How to: Display Text on a Windows Form
  Describes how to display text on a Windows Form by using TextBox and Label controls.

• How to: Use TextBox Controls to Get User Input
  Demonstrates how to obtain user input by displaying a text box on a Windows Form.

• How to: Convert the Text in a TextBox Control to an Integer
  Describes how to convert text entered into a text box to an integer.

• How to: Set the Selected Text in a TextBox Control
  Demonstrates how to programmatically select text in a Windows Forms TextBox control and how to retrieve the selected text.

• How to: Format Characters in a RichTextBox Control
  Describes how to format text in a RichTextBox control.

• How to: Load Text into a RichTextBox Control
  Demonstrates how to load a text file and populate a RichTextBox control with its contents.

Related Sections

• Designing a User Interface in Visual C#
  Explains how to use the Windows Forms Designer and Toolbox to create a user interface.

• Visual C# Express
  Provides an introduction to documentation that helps you use Express editions of Visual Studio.

• Using the Visual C# Express IDE
  Provides links to topics that explain how to use the integrated development environment (IDE).