Append text to the beginning in the Rich Text Box

Question

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    richTextBox1.AppendText("\r\n");
    richTextBox1.Focus();
    string s = "Enter ";
    richTextBox1.AppendText(s + "\r\n");
    richTextBox1.SelectionStart = richTextBox1.Text.Length - (s.Length +1);
    richTextBox1.SelectionLength = s.Length +1;
    richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Bold);
    richTextBox1.DeselectAll();
    richTextBox1.SelectionStart = richTextBox1.Text.Length;
    richTextBox1.SelectionLength = richTextBox1.Text.Length;
    richTextBox1.SelectionFont = new Font("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Regular);
    richTextBox1.DeselectAll();
}

Every time a user clicks on the button I want that new "Enter" to be on the top not on the bottom of the RichTextBox. How can I do it?

Answer 1

Technically if you're inserting it at the top of the text, you're "inserting" or "prepending", not "appending". ;)

You can use the SelectedText property to insert text at the start of a RichTextBox. I just knocked up a quick demo app to test it out:

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        richTextBox1.SelectionStart = 0;
        richTextBox1.SelectionLength = 0;
        richTextBox1.SelectedText = DateTime.Now.ToString();
    }

That inserts the current time at the start of the RichTextBox when button1 is clicked.