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How do you get and set the cursor position within a text box?

Jun 6 '06 #1
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James,

Use the SelectionStart property to set the location of the cursor
(SelectionLength should be 0 as well).

Hope this helps.
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How do you get and set the cursor position within a text box?

Jun 6 '06 #2
James Lennon wrote:
How do you get and set the cursor position within a text box?


Use the SelectionStart property.

Dan Manges
Jun 6 '06 #3

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