How to set text to a disabled textbox?

Question

i have a Textbox and some RadioButtons in C#.

Now i want to set a Text to a disabled Textbox.

What i tried:

private void RadioButton1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    TextBox1.Text = "****";
    TextBox1.Enabled = false;
}

This way i cant see the Text.

If i enable the Textbox, the TextBox shows me the String (****)

What can i do to set a Text to a disabled Textbox?

If you just want to set the `TextBox.Text` property while the textbox is disabled that should work right out of the box. Disabling the textbox just disables the textbox on your GUI. Manipulating it by code is still possible. — Robin B, Nov 06 '19 at 12:43

Kuba Do · Answer 1 · 2019-11-06T12:56:35.007

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private void RadioButton1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
        textBox1.Enabled = true;
        textBox1.Text = "*****";
        textBox1.ReadOnly = true;
        textBox1.Enabled = false;
    this.Invalidate(); //to perform form re-draw
}

edited Nov 06 '19 at 12:56

answered Nov 06 '19 at 12:41

Kuba Do

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with "ReadOnly" now i see the Text but i can click in the TextBox and its not graying out ... :( – NotYourFan Nov 06 '19 at 12:45
Please refer to this [how to disable select highlight](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13256720/disable-selecting-text-in-a-textbox) for next time please be more specific – Kuba Do Nov 06 '19 at 12:48
your link have nothing to do with my question For next time please be more specific ;) – NotYourFan Nov 06 '19 at 12:49
Try now, its working fine on my side, i see text, and cant click – Kuba Do Nov 06 '19 at 12:57
Thank your for your trying. But on my side i doesent working. – NotYourFan Nov 06 '19 at 13:04
What exactly is not working ? Text is not visible ? May i see screenshot ? – Kuba Do Nov 06 '19 at 13:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 06 '19 at 12:31

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You can change the PasswordChar property based on whether or not the textbox is enabled:

TextBox1.PasswordChar = TextBox1.Enabled ? '\0' : '*';

The \0 character will show the contents in plain text.

See this answer for similar results.

answered Nov 06 '19 at 12:31

ThePerplexedOne

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It isnt a Password TextBox. It can be also a String like "FFFF". – NotYourFan Nov 06 '19 at 12:32
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I'm not sure what your point is? The code I gave you will allow you to mask the text based on whether the control is enabled or not. If this isn't what you're looking for, edit your question to make it more clear. – ThePerplexedOne Nov 06 '19 at 12:38
i have 10 TextBoxes ... when i checked the first CheckBox i want to disable two TextBoxes. In This TextBoxes should be a String ... – NotYourFan Nov 06 '19 at 12:42
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Your opening sentence was `i have a Textbox`. That's not the same as having 10 is it? I'm really not sure what you're looking for. Hopefully someone else's answer will help. – ThePerplexedOne Nov 06 '19 at 12:43
its not relevant if i have 10 or 100 TextBoxes .... My question was "How can i disable a TextBox with a Text" ... I dont ask anything about a PasswordChar ???? – NotYourFan Nov 06 '19 at 12:47

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