Appearance in WPF Double TextBox

18 Feb 20256 minutes to read

This section deals with the appearance of DoubleTextBox control and contains the following topics.

Setting the Foreground

The DoubleTextBox control Foreground can be modified based on the value of the control. The following are the foreground for DoubleTextBox control.

Foreground for Positive Value

We can change a positive color for the value of DoubleTextBox by setting the PositiveForeground property and it will be applied when the Value is positive. The default color of PositiveForeground is Black.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Value="10" Width="100" Height="25" PositiveForeground="Blue" />
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.PositiveForeground = Brushes.Blue;

Changing Positive Value Color in WPF DoubleTextBox

Foreground for Negative Value

We can change a negative color for the value of DoubleTextBox by setting the NegativeForeground property and it will be applied when the ApplyNegativeForeground property is true and the Value is negative. The default color of NegativeForeground is Red.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Value="10" Width="100" Height="25"
                          NegativeForeground="SpringGreen" ApplyNegativeForeground="True" />
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.ApplyNegativeForeground = true;   
doubleTextBox.NegativeForeground = Brushes.SpringGreen;

Changing Negative Value Color in WPF DoubleTextBox

Foreground for Zero Value

We can change a zero color for the value of DoubleTextBox by setting the ZeroColor property and it will be applied when the ApplyZeroColor property is true and the Value is zero.
The default color of ZeroColor is Green.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Value="0" Width="100" Height="25"
                          ApplyZeroColor="True" ZeroColor="DarkGoldenrod"/>
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Value = 0;
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.ApplyZeroColor = true;
doubleTextBox.ZeroColor = Brushes.DarkGoldenrod;

Changing Zero Value Color in WPF DoubleTextBox

Setting the Background

DoubleTextBox allows different brushes to fill the control. The Background property can be used to modify the control background color. The default color of Background is White.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Width="100"
                          Height="25" Value ="80" Background="Cyan"/>
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.Background = Brushes.Cyan;

WPF DoubleTextBox with Cyan Background

Setting the Corner Radius

Corner Radius indicates the degree to which the corners of the border can be rounded. To create curved borders for the DoubleTextBox, use CornerRadius property. The default value of CornerRadius property is 1.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="DoubleTextBox1" Width="100" Height="25" CornerRadius="5"/>
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(5);

WPF DoubleTextBox with Corner Radius

Apply Background for Selection

DoubleTextBox allows different brushes to highlight the selected text by setting the SelectionBrush and SelectionOpacity properties. The SelectionOpacity property specifies the opacity of the SelectionBrush.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Width="100" Height="25" SelectionBrush="Red" SelectionOpacity="0.5"/>
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.SelectionBrush = Brushes.Red;
doubleTextBox.SelectionOpacity = 0.3;

Highlighting Selected Text Background in WPF DoubleTextBox

Align Value

DoubleTextBox allows to display the value from right or center or left side by setting the TextAlignment property to Right or Left or Center. The Default value of TextAlignment is Left.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Width="100" Height="25" TextAlignment="Center"/>
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center;

Changing Text Alignment of WPF DoubleTextBox

Setting ToolTip

DoubleTextBox provides support for ToolTip to display certain information when the mouse hovers on the DoubleTextBox. You can customize the tooltip information by setting the ToolTip property.

<syncfusion:DoubleTextBox x:Name="doubleTextBox" Width="100" Height="25" ToolTip="Enter Double Value"/>
DoubleTextBox doubleTextBox = new DoubleTextBox();
doubleTextBox.Width = 100;
doubleTextBox.Height = 25;
doubleTextBox.ToolTip = "Enter Double value";

WPF DoubleTextBox with ToolTip

Theme

DoubleTextBox supports various built-in themes. Refer to the below links to apply themes for the DoubleTextBox,

Applying Theme to WPF DoubleTextBox