System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.Select Method

Selects a range of text in the editable portion of the System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.

Syntax

public void Select (int start, int length)

Parameters

start
The position of the first character in the current text selection within the text box.
length
The number of characters to select.

Remarks

If you want to set the start position to the first character in the control's text, set the start parameter to zero. You can use this method to select a substring of text, such as when searching through the text of the control and replacing information.

Note:

ComboBox.SelectionStart returns the lower value of the current selection. For example, Select(10, -4) selects the text from character position 6 through character position 10. If you now get the ComboBox.SelectionStart value, it will be 6 rather than 10.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0