{"id":265,"date":"2010-06-22T12:36:55","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T12:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibex.tech\/visualcpp\/?p=265"},"modified":"2022-02-17T06:24:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T06:24:05","slug":"using-text-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibex.tech\/visualcpp\/text-box\/using-text-boxes","title":{"rendered":"Using Text Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update Settings After A Text Box Is Edited<\/h4>\n

Use the ‘Leave’ event<\/p>\n

Locking the contents of a text box<\/h4>\n

ReadOnly = True
\nBackColour = Window (if you don’t want it greyed out)<\/p>\n

Read the contents of a text box<\/h4>\n

String ^buffer;
\nbuffer = txtScreenContents->Text;<\/p>\n

Write to a text box<\/h4>\n

txtScreenContents->Text = \u201cHello World\\r\\nHeres another line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Multi lines<\/h4>\n

Use the \\r\\n characters to insert a line break.<\/p>\n

\r\n\ttxtOutput->Text = \"Name: \" + dir->FullName + \"\\r\\n\";\r\n\ttxtOutput->Text += \"Created: \" + CreationTime;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Scrolling text box<\/h4>\n
\r\n\ttxtHistory->SelectionStart = txtHistory->TextLength;\t\/\/Set cursor to end of the text box\r\n\ttxtHistory->ScrollToCaret();\t\t\t\t\/\/Scroll the text box to the cursor position\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Disable right click menu<\/h4>\n
Set shortcuts enabled property to false<\/p>\n
Columns Of Text<\/h4>\n
Does the UseTabStops property work for text boxes?
\nUseCustomTabOffsets, CustomTabOffsets may be used for custom defined tab positions<\/p>\n
Stopping The Contents Of A Text Box Being Selectable<\/h4>\n
See forms > Focus<\/a><\/p>\n
Select All Of Text<\/h4>\n
\r\n\ttxtOutput->SelectAll();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Copy Text<\/h4>\n
\r\n\ttxtOutput->Copy();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Resizing To Fit The Text<\/h4>\n
\r\n\t\/\/Resize to fit the text\r\n\tSystem::Drawing::Size ^TextSize = TextRenderer::MeasureText(txtMyTextBox->Text, txtMyTextBox->Font);\r\n\ttxtMyTextBox->Width = TextSize->Width;\r\n\ttxtMyTextBox->Height = TextSize->Height;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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