TextEditBase.SelectionBrush Property

Gets or sets the TextEditBase selection color. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public Brush SelectionBrush { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property SelectionBrush As Brush

Property Value

Type	Description
Brush	The TextEditBase selection color.

Remarks

The following code sample specifies the SelectionBrush, CornerRadius, CaretBrush, and SelectionOpacity properties:

XAML

<Window ...
    xmlns:dxe="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/editors">
    <StackPanel>
        <dxe:TextEdit Margin="5" Padding="2,4"
                      BorderThickness="2" EditValue="Custom Appearance"
                      CornerRadius="14" Background="#FFE9EBEC"
                      BorderBrush="#FFE9EBEC" CaretBrush="Red"
                      SelectionBrush="BlueViolet" SelectionOpacity="0.1"/>
    </StackPanel>
</Window>

Note

The property is supported in the following DevExpress themes:

Theme Family	Themes
Windows 11	Dark, Light
Windows 10	Dark, Light
Office 2019	Black, Colorful, Dark Gray, White, HighContrast
Visual Studio 2019	Blue, Dark, Light
Office 2016 SE	Black, Colorful, Dark Gray, White
Visual Studio 2017	Blue, Dark, Light