SelectOnEntry for wpf textbox?

Question

I want to select all text into a textbox just when it got focus , there is a property named SelectOnEntry in wpf texbox or an equivalent?

If Not how to implment it ?

If you want to do it with a "behaviour" (by way of an attached property) instead of code-behind, then see this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7808974/initial-focus-and-select-all-behavior — Colin Smith, Jan 18 '14 at 14:27
Does this answer your question? [How to automatically select all text on focus in WPF TextBox?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/660554/how-to-automatically-select-all-text-on-focus-in-wpf-textbox) — Eliahu Aaron, May 13 '20 at 10:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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Attach handler for GotFocus event:

<TextBox GotFocus="TextBox_GotFocus"/>

and in handler:

private void TextBox_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    ((TextBox)sender).SelectAll();
}

If you need to do it in pure XAML way, you can create an attached property to select all text on focus. Refer to the solution here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Jan 18 '14 at 14:24

Rohit Vats

There is no native option for this ? – Juan Pablo Gomez Jan 18 '14 at 14:25
Native option doesn't exist. However, if you want XAML approach, you can create attached property like described [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/7810516/632337). – Rohit Vats Jan 18 '14 at 14:26

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