How to make a textbox non-selectable using C#

Question

I'm using C#/.NET for a Windows Forms application. I have a text box. How can I make the text box unselectable?

I don't want to disable the complete textbox.

Answer 1

In the 'Enter' event of the textbox set the ActiveControl to something else:

    private void txtMyTextbox_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ActiveControl = objMyOtherControl;
    }

Answer 2

You have a couple of options:

1. Use a Label control instead.
2. Set textBox.Enabled = false to prevent selection (see here).