RichTextBox Properties
.NET Framework 4.5
The RichTextBox type exposes the following members.
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AcceptsTab | Gets or sets a value indicating whether pressing the TAB key in a multiline text box control types a TAB character in the control instead of moving the focus to the next control in the tab order. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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AccessibilityObject | Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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AccessibleDefaultActionDescription | Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. (Inherited from Control.) |
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AccessibleDescription | Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. (Inherited from Control.) |
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AccessibleName | Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. (Inherited from Control.) |
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AccessibleRole | Gets or sets the accessible role of the control (Inherited from Control.) |
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AllowDrop | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control will enable drag-and-drop operations. (Overrides Control.AllowDrop.) |
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Anchor | Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. (Inherited from Control.) |
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AutoScrollOffset | Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView. (Inherited from Control.) |
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AutoSize | Infrastructure. This property is not relevant to this class. (Overrides TextBoxBase.AutoSize.) |
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AutoWordSelection | Gets or sets a value indicating whether automatic word selection is enabled. |
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BackColor | Gets or sets the background color of the control. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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BackgroundImage | Infrastructure. This property is not relevant to this class. (Overrides TextBoxBase.BackgroundImage.) |
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BackgroundImageLayout | Infrastructure. This property is not relevant to this class. (Overrides TextBoxBase.BackgroundImageLayout.) |
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BindingContext | Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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BorderStyle | Gets or sets the border type of the text box control. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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Bottom | Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Bounds | Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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BulletIndent | Gets or sets the indentation used in the RichTextBox control when the bullet style is applied to the text. |
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CanEnableIme | Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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CanFocus | Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. (Inherited from Control.) |
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CanRaiseEvents | Determines if events can be raised on the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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CanRedo | Gets a value indicating whether there are actions that have occurred within the RichTextBox that can be reapplied. |
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CanSelect | Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. (Inherited from Control.) |
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CanUndo | Gets a value indicating whether the user can undo the previous operation in a text box control. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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Capture | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. (Inherited from Control.) |
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CausesValidation | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ClientRectangle | Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ClientSize | Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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CompanyName | Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Container | Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
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ContainsFocus | Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ContextMenu | Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ContextMenuStrip | Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Controls | Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Created | Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. (Inherited from Control.) |
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CreateParams | Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. (Overrides TextBoxBase.CreateParams.) |
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Cursor | Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DataBindings | Gets the data bindings for the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DefaultCursor | Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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DefaultImeMode | Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DefaultMargin | Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DefaultMaximumSize | Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DefaultMinimumSize | Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DefaultPadding | Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DefaultSize | Gets the default size of the control. (Overrides TextBoxBase.DefaultSize.) |
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DesignMode | Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. (Inherited from Component.) |
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DetectUrls | Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not the RichTextBox will automatically format a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) when it is typed into the control. |
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DisplayRectangle | Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Disposing | Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Dock | Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. (Inherited from Control.) |
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DoubleBuffered | Infrastructure. Gets or sets a value indicating whether control drawing is done in a buffer before the control is displayed. This property is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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EnableAutoDragDrop | Gets or sets a value that enables drag-and-drop operations on text, pictures, and other data. |
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Enabled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Events | Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. (Inherited from Component.) |
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Focused | Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Font | Gets or sets the font used when displaying text in the control. (Overrides Control.Font.) |
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FontHeight | Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ForeColor | Gets or sets the font color used when displaying text in the control. (Overrides TextBoxBase.ForeColor.) |
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Handle | Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. (Inherited from Control.) |
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HasChildren | Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Height | Gets or sets the height of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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HideSelection | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the selected text in the text box control remains highlighted when the control loses focus. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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ImeMode | Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ImeModeBase | Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of a control. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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InvokeRequired | Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. (Inherited from Control.) |
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IsAccessible | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. (Inherited from Control.) |
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IsDisposed | Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. (Inherited from Control.) |
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IsHandleCreated | Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. (Inherited from Control.) |
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IsMirrored | Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. (Inherited from Control.) |
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LanguageOption | Gets or sets a value that indicates RichTextBox settings for Input Method Editor (IME) and Asian language support. |
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LayoutEngine | Gets a cached instance of the control's layout engine. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Left | Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Lines | Gets or sets the lines of text in a text box control. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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Location | Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Margin | Gets or sets the space between controls. (Inherited from Control.) |
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MaximumSize | Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize can specify. (Inherited from Control.) |
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MaxLength | Gets or sets the maximum number of characters the user can type or paste into the rich text box control. (Overrides TextBoxBase.MaxLength.) |
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MinimumSize | Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize can specify. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Modified | Gets or sets a value that indicates that the text box control has been modified by the user since the control was created or its contents were last set. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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Multiline | Gets or sets a value indicating whether this is a multiline RichTextBox control. (Overrides TextBoxBase.Multiline.) |
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Name | Gets or sets the name of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Padding | Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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Parent | Gets or sets the parent container of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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PreferredHeight | Gets the preferred height for a text box. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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PreferredSize | Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ProductName | Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ProductVersion | Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ReadOnly | Gets or sets a value indicating whether text in the text box is read-only. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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RecreatingHandle | Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. (Inherited from Control.) |
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RedoActionName | Gets the name of the action that can be reapplied to the control when the Redo method is called. |
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Region | Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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RenderRightToLeft | Obsolete. This property is now obsolete. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ResizeRedraw | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. (Inherited from Control.) |
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RichTextShortcutsEnabled | Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class. |
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Right | Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.) |
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RightMargin | Gets or sets the size of a single line of text within the RichTextBox control. |
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RightToLeft | Gets or sets a value indicating whether control's elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Rtf | Gets or sets the text of the RichTextBox control, including all rich text format (RTF) codes. |
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ScaleChildren | Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ScrollBars | Gets or sets the type of scroll bars to display in the RichTextBox control. |
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SelectedRtf | Gets or sets the currently selected rich text format (RTF) formatted text in the control. |
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SelectedText | Gets or sets the selected text within the RichTextBox. (Overrides TextBoxBase.SelectedText.) |
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SelectionAlignment | Gets or sets the alignment to apply to the current selection or insertion point. |
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SelectionBackColor | Gets or sets the color of text when the text is selected in a RichTextBox control. |
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SelectionBullet | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the bullet style is applied to the current selection or insertion point. |
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SelectionCharOffset | Gets or sets whether text in the control appears on the baseline, as a superscript, or as a subscript below the baseline. |
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SelectionColor | Gets or sets the text color of the current text selection or insertion point. |
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SelectionFont | Gets or sets the font of the current text selection or insertion point. |
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SelectionHangingIndent | Gets or sets the distance between the left edge of the first line of text in the selected paragraph and the left edge of subsequent lines in the same paragraph. |
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SelectionIndent | Gets or sets the length, in pixels, of the indentation of the line where the selection starts. |
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SelectionLength | Gets or sets the number of characters selected in control. (Overrides TextBoxBase.SelectionLength.) |
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SelectionProtected | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the current text selection is protected. |
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SelectionRightIndent | The distance (in pixels) between the right edge of the RichTextBox control and the right edge of the text that is selected or added at the current insertion point. |
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SelectionStart | Gets or sets the starting point of text selected in the text box. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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SelectionTabs | Gets or sets the absolute tab stop positions in a RichTextBox control. |
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SelectionType | Gets the selection type within the control. |
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ShortcutsEnabled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the defined shortcuts are enabled. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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ShowFocusCues | Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ShowKeyboardCues | Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. (Inherited from Control.) |
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ShowSelectionMargin | Gets or sets a value indicating whether a selection margin is displayed in the RichTextBox. |
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Site | Gets or sets the site of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Size | Gets or sets the height and width of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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TabIndex | Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. (Inherited from Control.) |
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TabStop | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Tag | Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Text | Gets or sets the current text in the rich text box. (Overrides TextBoxBase.Text.) |
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TextLength | Gets the length of text in the control. (Overrides TextBoxBase.TextLength.) |
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Top | Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container's client area. (Inherited from Control.) |
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TopLevelControl | Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. (Inherited from Control.) |
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UndoActionName | Gets the name of the action that can be undone in the control when the Undo method is called. |
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UseWaitCursor | Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Visible | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. (Inherited from Control.) |
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Width | Gets or sets the width of the control. (Inherited from Control.) |
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WindowTarget | Infrastructure. This property is not relevant for this class. (Inherited from Control.) |
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WordWrap | Indicates whether a multiline text box control automatically wraps words to the beginning of the next line when necessary. (Inherited from TextBoxBase.) |
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ZoomFactor | Gets or sets the current zoom level of the RichTextBox. |
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