TextBox How-to Topics

This section provides examples that demonstrate how to accomplish common tasks using the TextBox control.

In This Section

Create a Multiline TextBox Control Detect When Text in a TextBox Has Changed Enable Tab Characters in a TextBox Control Get a Collection of Lines from a TextBox Make a TextBox Control Read-Only Position the Cursor at the Beginning or End of Text in a TextBox Control Retrieve a Text Selection Set Focus in a TextBox Control Set the Text Content of a TextBox Control Enable Spell Checking in a Text Editing Control Use a Custom Context Menu with a TextBox Use Spell Checking with a Context Menu Add a Watermark to a TextBox

Reference

TextBox

RichTextBox

TextBlock

PasswordBox

See also

• WPF Controls Gallery Sample
• TextBox Styles and Templates