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SelectedText

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Gets or sets the content of the current selection in the text box.

<object SelectedText="string" .../>
value = object.SelectedText
object.SelectedText = value

Property Value

Type: string

The currently selected text in the text box. If no text is selected, the value is an empty string.

This property is read/write. The default is empty string.

Managed Equivalent

SelectedText

Remarks

The SelectedText property can be used to replace the selected text or to insert new text at the caret ___location if no text is selected. Setting this property raises the SelectionChanged event.

Applies To

TextBox

Version Information

Silverlight 2