Autocomplete in multiline textbox

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Autocomplete in multiline textbox

Is it possible to have autocomplete in a multi-line textbox

In a simple test, I enabled autocomplete on a textbox and set MultiLine == false, and the autocomplete works. But if I change MultiLine to true the autocomplete does nothing.

I didn't see any mention of such a restriction on the use of autocomplete in the documentation, but maybe I missed it.

Can it be done


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Autocomplete in multiline textbox

  • tc1109

    I am having the same problem, using vb.net express 2005. IF the textbox is set to multiline then it does not attempt to autocomplete. It's not that important now, thanks to your post I understand that it will not work for what I want it for anyways. It would be nice to have the autocomplete work on each word in the textbox (ie for a text editor program)

  • droby10

    AutoComplete should work in a multi-line textbox, but remember, AutoComplete only works for the entire contents of the text box, not just the contents of a particular line or selection.

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