GDI textbox..........

[Supra]

how do i get textbox1.locked set to true? using GDI vb.net. i wanted to
prevent user typed in txtbox becuase i'm using helpfile for textbox.
ne ideas u can give me a hint?

Dim txthelp As New TextBox
With txthelp
.Parent = Me
.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
.WordWrap = True
.Multiline = True
.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Vertical
.locked ===========> can't see fielld of locked set to true
end with.
regards

 

[Supra]

i solve pb.
it is textbox.readonly = true
regards

 

[Brian Henry]

locked isnt for runtime, use readonly = true

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

how do i get textbox1.locked set to true? using GDI vb.net. i wanted
to prevent user typed in txtbox becuase i'm using helpfile for
textbox.

I am not sure what this has to do with GDI. You can set the textbox's
'ReadOnly' property to 'True' to prevent the user from changing its
content, or you can set its 'Enabled' property to 'False' to disable the
control.