extended textbox with button

[tabstop]

Hello, I want to create a control like a textbox additionally with a button inside. So i created a new class with base class TextBox. I wrote code into the constructor to create dynamically the button and position ist right-aligned. This works fine but the problem is that longer text is hidden behind the button. Is there any solution for this. Using usercontrols is no solution because the new control should look as a textbox with all his properties and methods.

[J4amieC]

tabstop wrote:

Is there any solution for this.

Of course there is, place the button to the side of the textbox rather than over it!

tabstop wrote:

Using usercontrols is no solution because the new control should look as a textbox with all his properties and methods.

Thats a no-brainer. A usercontrol could have a textbox and button and then just wrap each property/method you would want and pass them through to the textbox. for example (in the UserControl):

public string Text
{
get{ return this.textBox.Text; }
set{ this.textBox.Text = value; }
}

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[led mike]

Or you could just expose the TextBox directly. Not good practice but I already question the value/validity of a button in a TextBox

[tabstop]

Think about inputing a filename. You can enter the name directly or you can open another dialog to choose a filename. The button has the function to open another dialog depending of the context. The combobox has also the button inside. We want to use these controls with normal textboxes, comboboxes and others together on one form. The alignment, the look and feel must be same for all controls. (Also the big boss has decided it.)

[tabstop]

thank you for your answer. i decided to use a usercontrol. There is one difficulty. The button must be inside the textbox and the entered text mustn't hidden by the button. How to combine controls, that the result looks like one textbox with described features.