EditHint Property

Description

Gets/sets the grayed-out text displayed in the edit control that provides a helpful description of what the control is used for.

Property Type

Read-write property

Syntax (Visual Basic)

Public Property EditHint() As String

Remarks

The edit hint is displayed in the edit window until the drop-down button is pressed or the user clicks inside the edit control.

Edit Hint Example

Example

EditHint Sample (Visual Basic)

This sample illustrates how to use the EditHint property with the edit control.

Private Sub Form_Load()  
    Dim Control1 As CommandBarEdit  
    Set Control1 = CommandBars1.ActiveMenuBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlEdit, 100, "URL")  
    Control1.Width = 300  
    Control1.ShellAutoComplete = xtpShellAutoCompleteAll  
    Control1.EditHint = "Enter Your Text Here"  
End Sub