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Customize DisplayText of the Textbox #662
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Tung Ngo asked 2017-03-01 03:29:12 UTC
Hello,
I love the Tools property of the Wisej textbox controls. With it, I can remove a lot of customization code when moving VWG-> Wisej. Thank guys.
Some more features I wish to see in the Wisej textbox control:
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The ability to display a customized content depend on the focus state. Please see the picture attached. At the moment, I work around by handling the GotFocus/LostFocus event.
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Support a better tooltip instead of a default one.
Thank you for the great job.
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itg-assistant commentedon Jun 12, 2026
Thomas (ITG) answered 2017-03-01 07:42:57 UTC
Hi Tung,
thanks for your kind words, that's much appreciated!
Depending on what you're after, the Watermark property of Textbox and ComboBox might be what you are looking for. I have used this in similar scenarios as those that you describe. Other than that, you could create your own class that derives from Textbox/ComboBox to handle the Get/Lost Focus events and adds a property for alternative text to show while focused. That way you don't have to duplicate the code but keep it at one place.
Best wishes
Thomas