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Is there a way to read a richtextbox up until the index of the current selection?

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I want to assign a string the contents of a richtextbox up until the point that the user has selected. Is there a way to do this?

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Yes, you can use the textbox' SelectedText property
//Gets the selected text from textBox1
string selected = textBox1.SelectedText;
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I think the OP means that he wants to capture the text <i>before</i> the selection. If that's the case, the code would be:
int index = richTextBox1.SelectionStart;
string priorToSelected = richTextBox1.Text.Substring(0, index);

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I see :)

  • answered 2 years ago by:

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Thanks!

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