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How to: Insert Text at the Cursor Position

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How to: Insert Text at the Cursor Position

  • Dec 12, 2022

The following code snippet demonstrates how to insert text at the cursor position in the RichEditControl document:

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csharp
Document document = richEditControl.Document;
DocumentPosition pos = document.CaretPosition;
SubDocument doc = pos.BeginUpdateDocument();
doc.InsertText(pos, " INSERTED TEXT ");
pos.EndUpdateDocument(doc);
vb
Dim document As Document = richEditControl.Document
Dim pos As DocumentPosition = document.CaretPosition
Dim doc As SubDocument = pos.BeginUpdateDocument()
doc.InsertText(pos, " INSERTED TEXT ")
pos.EndUpdateDocument(doc)

Tip

You can insert text at the cursor position within a text box. Use the TextBox.Document property to obtain text box content. Refer to the following topic for more information: Create a Text Box.