DrawText Method

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Draws a text in the System.Windows.Forms.TextBox client area.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Sub DrawText( _
   ByVal textBox As TextBox, _
   ByVal graphics As Graphics, _
   ByVal text As String, _
   ByVal foreColor As Color, _
   ByVal backColor As Color _
)

public static void DrawText( 
   TextBox textBox,
   Graphics graphics,
   string text,
   Color foreColor,
   Color backColor
)

Parameters

textBox: The System.Windows.Forms.TextBox in which the text is drawn.
graphics: The System.Drawing.Graphics object used to paint.
text: The text to be drawn.
foreColor: The foreground color of the text.
backColor: The background color of the text.

Remarks

This method is used to draw placeholder text or the text of a disabled text box.

Reference

TextBoxEx Class
TextBoxEx Members