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Highlight or selects the text in a text box or combo box

Highlight or selects the text in a text box or combo box

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.Net Language: C#

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		{
			// **************************************************
			// Description  : Higlights a selected text in a TextBox
			//    or ComboBox control.
			// Author       : Ulysses R. Gotera
			// Date Created : Sunday, January 08, 2006
			// Country      : Philippines
			// **************************************************
			int intLength; string strTemp; 
			TextBox objectTxtBox;
			ComboBox objectComboBox;
			//
			if (p_objectCtrl.CanSelect) 
			{
				if (p_objectCtrl is TextBox)
				{
					objectTxtBox = (TextBox) p_objectCtrl;
					objectTxtBox.SelectionStart = 0;
					strTemp = objectTxtBox.Text.Trim();
					intLength = strTemp.Length;
					if (intLength > 0) 
						objectTxtBox.SelectionLength = intLength;
				}
				//
				if (p_objectCtrl is ComboBox)
				{
					objectComboBox = (ComboBox) p_objectCtrl;
					objectComboBox.SelectionStart = 0;
					strTemp = objectComboBox.Text.Trim();
					intLength = strTemp.Length;
					if (intLength > 0)
						objectComboBox.SelectionLength = intLength;
				}
			}
		}