RichTextBox.SelectionBackColor Property

Definition

Gets or sets the color of text when the text is selected in a RichTextBox control.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public System.Drawing.Color SelectionBackColor { get; set; }

Property Value

A Color that represents the text color when the text is selected. The default is the value of the DefaultBackColor property.

Attributes

Remarks

Use SelectionBackColor to get or set the color of selected text in the RichTextBox. If no text is currently selected, the SelectionBackColor property applies to the current position of the caret. Characters that are entered from that position have the specified SelectionBackColor.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10