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public static void HighLightCtrl(Control p_objectCtrl) { // ************************************************** // Description : Higlights a selected text in a TextBox // or ComboBox control. // Author : Ulysses R. Gotera // Date Created : Sunday, January 08, 2006 // Country : Philippines // ************************************************** int intLength; string strTemp; TextBox objectTxtBox; ComboBox objectComboBox; // if (p_objectCtrl.CanSelect) { if (p_objectCtrl is TextBox) { objectTxtBox = (TextBox) p_objectCtrl; objectTxtBox.SelectionStart = 0; strTemp = objectTxtBox.Text.Trim(); intLength = strTemp.Length; if (intLength > 0) objectTxtBox.SelectionLength = intLength; } // if (p_objectCtrl is ComboBox) { objectComboBox = (ComboBox) p_objectCtrl; objectComboBox.SelectionStart = 0; strTemp = objectComboBox.Text.Trim(); intLength = strTemp.Length; if (intLength > 0) objectComboBox.SelectionLength = intLength; } } }