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TextBox.CaretBrush Property

Silverlight

Gets or sets the brush that is used to render the vertical bar that indicates the insertion point.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

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public Brush CaretBrush { get; set; }

XAML Property Element Usage

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<TextBox>
  <TextBox.CaretBrush>
    singleBrush
  </TextBox.CaretBrush>
</TextBox>

XAML Attribute Usage

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<TextBox CaretBrush="colorString"/>

XAML Values

singleBrush: Within opening and closing property elements for TextBox.CaretBrush, exactly one object element for an object that derives from Brush. The object element is typically one of the following Silverlight classes: LinearGradientBrush, RadialGradientBrush, ImageBrush, SolidColorBrush, or VideoBrush.
colorString: The Color for a SolidColorBrush expressed as an attribute string. This can be a named color, an RGB value, or an ScRGB value. RGB or ScRGB may also specify alpha information. See Color.

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Media.Brush
A brush that is used to render the vertical bar that indicates the insertion point.

Remarks

Dependency property identifier field: CaretBrushProperty.

Examples

The following example sets the CaretBrush property for a TextBox in XAML, C#, and Visual Basic.

XAML

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<StackPanel>
    <!--Setting the Caret to Blue color-->
    <TextBox CaretBrush="Blue" Text="HelloWorld" />
    <!--Setting the Caret to Green color-->
    <TextBox CaretBrush="Green" Text="HelloWorld" />
</StackPanel>

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public void AddTB()
{
    TextBox MyTB1 = new TextBox();
    MyTB1.Text = "HelloWorld";

    //Setting the color of the caret in the first text box to blue
    SolidColorBrush MyBrush1 = new SolidColorBrush();
    MyBrush1.Color = Colors.Blue;
    MyTB1.CaretBrush = MyBrush1;
    TextBox MyTB2 = new TextBox();
    MyTB2.Text = "HelloWorld";

    //Setting the color of the caret in the second text box to green
    SolidColorBrush MyBrush2 = new SolidColorBrush();
    MyBrush2.Color = Colors.Green;
    MyTB2.CaretBrush = MyBrush2;
    MySP.Children.Add(MyTB1);
    MySP.Children.Add(MyTB2);
}

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Public Sub AddTB()
    Dim MyTB1 As TextBox = New TextBox
    MyTB1.Text = "HelloWorld"

    'Setting the color of the caret in the first text box to blue
    Dim MyBrush1 As SolidColorBrush = New SolidColorBrush
    MyBrush1.Color = Colors.Blue
    MyTB1.CaretBrush = MyBrush1
    Dim MyTB2 As TextBox = New TextBox
    MyTB2.Text = "HelloWorld"

    'Setting the color of the caret in the second text box to green
    Dim MyBrush2 As SolidColorBrush = New SolidColorBrush
    MyBrush2.Color = Colors.Green
    MyTB2.CaretBrush = MyBrush2
    MySP.Children.Add(MyTB1)
    MySP.Children.Add(MyTB2)
End Sub