Altering ForeColor in TextBox

[Scott]

I am trying to alter the ForeColor of a TextBox object so
that parts of the displayed text are written in various
colors. For example, when writing to the TextBox I wish
to display parts of the text in red and then other parts
of the text in black. Is it possible to do this with the
TextBox object or do I need to use the RichTextBox
object? Thank you for your help!

Scott

 

[Mohamed Enein]

I beleive you can't do this with the ordinary textbox unless you are going
to implement your own drawing.

thanks,
Mohamed
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[Scott]

What do you mean by implementing your own drawing? Is
this very difficult to do or would you suggest using the
RichTextBox? Which method is typically used by other
developers?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Mohamed Enein]

Yes, I'd use RichTextBox as it will do the job for you. what I meant by
implementing your own drawing is to subclass the normal control and write
the text yourself which may be a bit difficult...

thanks,
Mohamed

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