Select text inside edit box

marcomars

Hi, this is my problem. I have an MFC diaog based application with multiple edit boxes. What I need to do is to automatically select all the text inside a box when clicking on it. That's just what happens on Explorer address bar... I've tried writing inside each OnSetfocusEdit function m_edit.SetSel(0,-1); m_edit.SetFocus(); I also tried to write only the line m_edit.SetSel(0,-1); but it didn't work. If I put the same 2 lines in a button click the operation succeeds. Why is this? Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance,:) Marco.

GDavy

the SetFocus call is not necessary anymore in the OnSetFocus.. functions, since it allready is getting the focus. That`s probably the source of all evil... Regards, Davy

David Crow

If the clicking of an edit control selects all of the text contained within it, how is a person able to make a correction? Normally, a double-click of an edit control selects all of the text contained within it, and a single-click merely places the edit cursor at some point within the control. Doesn't this sound counterintuitive?

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marcomars

Already done, but it doesn't work... Any other suggestion? Thanks, Marco.

Andrew Quinn AUS

Hi Marco, Try the PreTranslateMessage override, e.g. for an IE address bar type behaviour...

BOOL CMyDlg::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
BOOL bEatMe = FALSE;

if (pMsg && pMsg->message == WM\_LBUTTONDOWN)
{
	CEdit\* pEdit = (CEdit\*)GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1);
	// Is this our edit control?
	if (pEdit && pEdit->GetSafeHwnd() && pMsg->hwnd == pEdit->GetSafeHwnd())
	{
		// select
		CWnd\* pPrevFocus = pEdit->SetFocus();
		if (pPrevFocus == pEdit)
		{
			// already got focus so normal operation
		}
		else
		{
			// first time focus, so select all
			bEatMe = TRUE;
			pEdit->SetSel(0,-1, TRUE);
		}
	}

}

// return if we've processed this message or want the default/system to
return (bEatMe) ? TRUE:CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);

}

Hope this helps, Andy

Ravi Bhavnani

I think you'd want this behavior only if the user is likely to almost always replace the existing text. The user can still modify the text by pressing "End", "Home" or the arrow keys to first clear the selection, although this involves an extra keystroke. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com

marcomars

;);););););););););););););););) Thanks a lot !!!!!! Now it WORKS !!!!!! Marco. ;);););););););););););););););)