How to make text disappear when textbox is clicked in VS C++?

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How can I make the text disappear from a textbox when I click on it? (On a windows form using Visual studio 2019 C++)

Do you want the text to return if the user navigates away without typing anything? — user4581301, Jun 14 '21 at 18:03
Sounds like you are looking for "Cue Banner" text via the [`EM_SETCUEBANNER`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/Controls/em-setcuebanner) window message. See [Watermark TextBox in WinForms](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4902565/). — Remy Lebeau, Jun 14 '21 at 19:23
@user4581301 No, I just need for the text to be cleared when the user clicks the textbox — Daelin Parmanand, Jun 14 '21 at 20:45

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 15 '21 at 06:39

I suggest you could try to use Control.GotFocus Event. When the textbox gains focus, we could call TextBoxBase.Clear Method

Here is my code:

    private: System::Void textBox1_OnGotFocus(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e)
    {
        this->textBox1->Clear();

    }

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