Customize the backcolor and forecolorIn Edit control, it is possible customize the Selected text Backcolor and Forecolor by using property named SelectedText and functions named RegisterBackColorFormat and SetSelectionBackColor.
RegisterBackColorFormat - To specify required color format. SetSelectionBackColor - To customize Back color to all the selected text. SelectedText - To find the selected text.s
Following code snippet helps to achieve this requirement. C# //Find the Selected text and highlight it.
IBackgroundFormat format =
editControl1.RegisterBackColorFormat(Color.Yellow, Color.Green);
if (this.editControl1.SelectedText != null)
{
for (int i = 0; i < this.editControl1.Lines.Count(); i++)
{
if (this.editControl1.FindText(this.editControl1.SelectedText))
this.editControl1.SetSelectionBackColor(format);
}
}
VB ‘Find the Selected text and highlight it. Dim format As IBackgroundFormat = editControl1.RegisterBackColorFormat(Color.Yellow, Color.Green) If Me.editControl1.SelectedText IsNot Nothing Then For i As Integer = 0 To Me.editControl1.Lines.Count() - 1 If Me.editControl1.FindText(Me.editControl1.SelectedText) Then Me.editControl1.SetSelectionBackColor(format) End If Next End If
Figure 1. Find and High Light the SelectedText in Edit control with Image. Samples: C#: Find and High Light the Selected Text C# VB: Find and High Light the Selected Text VB Reference link: https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/syntax-editor/appearance#selection-color-customization |
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