how to put focus on TextBox when the form load?

Question

I have in my C# program textBox

I need that when the program start, the focus will be on the textBox

I try this on Form_Load:

MyTextBox.Focus         


        

Answer 1

You could try:

MyTextBox.Select();

According to the documentation:

The Select method activates the control if the control's Selectable style bit is set to true in ControlStyles, it is contained in another control, and all its parent controls are both visible and enabled.

You can first check if the control can be selectable by inspecting the MyTextBox.CanSelect property.