WinForms event for TextBox focus?

Question

I want to add an even to the TextBox for when it has focus. I know I could do this with a simple textbox1.Focus and check the bool value... but I don\'

Answer 1

this.tGID.GotFocus += OnFocus;
this.tGID.LostFocus += OnDefocus;

private void OnFocus(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   MessageBox.Show("Got focus.");
}

private void OnDefocus(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Lost focus.");
}

This should do what you want and this article describes the different events that are called and in which order. You might see a better event.