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 Control As CommandBarEdit  
    Set Control = CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Controls.Add(xtpControlEdit, 100, "URL")  
    Control.Width = 300  
    Control.ShellAutoComplete = xtpShellAutoCompleteAll  
    Control.EditHint = "Enter Your Text Here"  
End Sub