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