look at this code extracted from MSDN assigned to textbox control usign
ContextMenu property.
private void Menu_Copy(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Ensure that text is selected in the text box.
if(textBox1.SelectionLength > 0)
// Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
textBox1.Copy();
}
private void Menu_Cut(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Ensure that text is currently selected in the text box.
if(textBox1.SelectedText != "")
// Cut the selected text in the control and paste it into the
Clipboard.
textBox1.Cut();
}
private void Menu_Paste(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Determine if there is any text in the Clipboard to paste into the
text box.
if(Clipboard.GetDataObject().GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text) == true)
{
// Determine if any text is selected in the text box.
if(textBox1.SelectionLength > 0)
{
// Ask user if they want to paste over currently selected text.
if(MessageBox.Show("Do you want to paste over current selection?",
"Cut Example", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.No)
// Move selection to the point after the current selection and
paste.
textBox1.SelectionStart = textBox1.SelectionStart +
textBox1.SelectionLength;
}
// Paste current text in Clipboard into text box.
textBox1.Paste();
}
}
private void Menu_Undo(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Determine if last operation can be undone in text box.
if(textBox1.CanUndo == true)
{
// Undo the last operation.
textBox1.Undo();
// Clear the undo buffer to prevent last action from being redone.
textBox1.ClearUndo();
}
}
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