RichTextBox.SelectedText Property (System.Windows.Forms)

SelectedText Property

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RichTextBox..::.SelectedText Property

Gets or sets the selected text within the RichTextBox.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Overrides Property SelectedText As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As RichTextBox
Dim value As String

value = instance.SelectedText

instance.SelectedText = value

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public override string SelectedText { get; set; }

Visual C++

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
virtual property String^ SelectedText {
    String^ get () override;
    void set (String^ value) override;
}

JScript

public override function get SelectedText () : String
public override function set SelectedText (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
A string that represents the selected text in the control.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the SelectionBullet property with the SelectionFont, SelectedText, and SelectionColor properties to create a bulleted list in a RichTextBox control. This example requires that a RichTextBox control named richTextBox1 is created on a form.

Visual Basic

Private Sub WriteTextToRichTextBox()
   ' Clear all text from the RichTextBox;
   richTextBox1.Clear()
   ' Set the font for the opening text to a larger Arial font;
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = New Font("Arial", 16)
   ' Assign the introduction text to the RichTextBox control.
   RichTextBox1.SelectedText = "The following is a list of bulleted items:" + ControlChars.Cr
   ' Set the Font for the first item to a smaller size Arial font.
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = New Font("Arial", 12)
   ' Specify that the following items are to be added to a bulleted list.
   richTextBox1.SelectionBullet = True
   ' Set the color of the item text.
   richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Red
   ' Assign the text to the bulleted item.
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Apples" + ControlChars.Cr
   ' Apply same font since font settings do not carry to next line.
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = New Font("Arial", 12)
   richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Orange
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Oranges" + ControlChars.Cr
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = New Font("Arial", 12)
   richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Purple
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Grapes" + ControlChars.Cr
   ' End the bulleted list.
   richTextBox1.SelectionBullet = False
   ' Specify the font size and string for text displayed below bulleted list.
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = New Font("Arial", 16)
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Bulleted Text Complete!"
End Sub

private void WriteTextToRichTextBox()
{
   // Clear all text from the RichTextBox;
   richTextBox1.Clear();
   // Set the font for the opening text to a larger Arial font;
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
   // Assign the introduction text to the RichTextBox control.
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "The following is a list of bulleted items:" + "\n";
   // Set the Font for the first item to a smaller size Arial font.
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 12);
   // Specify that the following items are to be added to a bulleted list.
   richTextBox1.SelectionBullet = true;
   // Set the color of the item text.
   richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Red;
   // Assign the text to the bulleted item.
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Apples" + "\n";
   // Apply same font since font settings do not carry to next line.
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 12);
   richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Orange;
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Oranges" + "\n";
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 12);
   richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Purple;
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Grapes" + "\n";
   // End the bulleted list.
   richTextBox1.SelectionBullet = false;
   // Specify the font size and string for text displayed below bulleted list.
   richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
   richTextBox1.SelectedText = "Bulleted Text Complete!";
}

Visual C++

private:
   void WriteTextToRichTextBox()
   {
      // Clear all text from the RichTextBox;
      richTextBox1->Clear();

      // Set the font for the opening text to a larger Arial font;
      richTextBox1->SelectionFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",16 );

      // Assign the introduction text to the RichTextBox control.
      richTextBox1->SelectedText = "The following is a list of bulleted items: \n";

      // Set the Font for the first item to a smaller size Arial font.
      richTextBox1->SelectionFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",12 );

      // Specify that the following items are to be added to a bulleted list.
      richTextBox1->SelectionBullet = true;

      // Set the color of the item text.
      richTextBox1->SelectionColor = Color::Red;

      // Assign the text to the bulleted item.
      richTextBox1->SelectedText = "Apples \n";

      // Apply same font since font settings do not carry to next line.
      richTextBox1->SelectionFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",12 );
      richTextBox1->SelectionColor = Color::Orange;
      richTextBox1->SelectedText = "Oranges \n";
      richTextBox1->SelectionFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",12 );
      richTextBox1->SelectionColor = Color::Purple;
      richTextBox1->SelectedText = "Grapes \n";

      // End the bulleted list.
      richTextBox1->SelectionBullet = false;

      // Specify the font size and string for text displayed below bulleted list.
      richTextBox1->SelectionFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",16 );
      richTextBox1->SelectedText = "Bulleted Text Complete!";
   }

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

RichTextBox Class

RichTextBox Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace