Select all text in a TextBox on mouse click: TextBox.Focus(); TextBox.SelectAll();

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I am trying to get a TextBox to highlight all of its text when clicked, but the text only stays highlighted for a fraction of a second, then the cursor appears again. I have tried using the TextBox.Enter, TextBox.MouseClick, and TextBox.GotFocus events but I have the same issue. I am using a Windows Form application.

private void TextBox_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    SelectAll();
}
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Try using the MouseDown event instead of the Enter event:

private void TextBox_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
    TextBox textBox = (TextBox)sender;
    textBox.SelectAll();
    textBox.Focus();
}

This should highlight all the text in the TextBox and keep it highlighted even after the cursor appears.