WaterMark TextBox In Windows Applications Using C# and VB.Net

In this article I will explain how you can Watermark textbox in Windows Application Using c#.net and Vb.Net. This article will explain you How to add watermark property in Textbox of WinForm or in a desktop application using C#.net. Shadow text in a windows application using C#.Net and VB.Net.

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Now for this application we will create a windows application and add the below code as shown below.

C#.Net

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace DemoWindowsApplication {     public partial class WaterMark : Form     {         public WaterMark()         {             InitializeComponent();             textBox1.ForeColor = Color.LightGray;             textBox1.Text = "Please Enter Name";             this.textBox1.Leave += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_Leave);             this.textBox1.Enter += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_Enter);             textBox2.ForeColor = Color.LightGray;             textBox2.Text = "Please Enter Address";             this.textBox2.Leave += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox2_Leave);             this.textBox2.Enter += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox2_Enter);         }         private void textBox1_Leave(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             if (textBox1.Text == "")             {                 textBox1.Text = "Please Enter Name";                 textBox1.ForeColor = Color.Gray;             }         }         private void textBox1_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             if (textBox1.Text == "Please Enter Name")             {                 textBox1.Text = "";                 textBox1.ForeColor = Color.Black;             }         }         private void textBox2_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             if (textBox2.Text == "Please Enter Address")             {                 textBox2.Text = "";                 textBox2.ForeColor = Color.Black;             }         }         private void textBox2_Leave(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             if (textBox2.Text == "")             {                 textBox2.Text = "Please Enter Address";                 textBox2.ForeColor = Color.Gray;             }         }     } }

VB.Net

Imports System Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Data Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Linq Imports System.Text Imports System.Windows.Forms Namespace DemoWindowsApplication     Partial Public Class WaterMark         Inherits Form         Public Sub New()             InitializeComponent()             textBox1.ForeColor = Color.LightGray             textBox1.Text = "Please Enter Name"             Me.textBox1.Leave += New System.EventHandler(Me.textBox1_Leave)             Me.textBox1.Enter += New System.EventHandler(Me.textBox1_Enter)             textBox2.ForeColor = Color.LightGray             textBox2.Text = "Please Enter Address"             Me.textBox2.Leave += New System.EventHandler(Me.textBox2_Leave)             Me.textBox2.Enter += New System.EventHandler(Me.textBox2_Enter)         End Sub         Private Sub textBox1_Leave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)             If textBox1.Text = "" Then                 textBox1.Text = "Please Enter Name"                 textBox1.ForeColor = Color.Gray             End If         End Sub         Private Sub textBox1_Enter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)             If textBox1.Text = "Please Enter Name" Then                 textBox1.Text = ""                 textBox1.ForeColor = Color.Black             End If         End Sub         Private Sub textBox2_Enter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)             If textBox2.Text = "Please Enter Address" Then                 textBox2.Text = ""                 textBox2.ForeColor = Color.Black             End If         End Sub         Private Sub textBox2_Leave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)             If textBox2.Text = "" Then                 textBox2.Text = "Please Enter Address"                 textBox2.ForeColor = Color.Gray             End If         End Sub     End Class End Namespace

In above code I have fired event in when mouse cursor leave the textbox and enter in the textbox, we are assigning the value and making the color of textbox text change. Which provide watermark effect.

Now run the application

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