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Asked: 2026-05-15T11:05:09+00:00

In Windows Forms controls, there are two properties: ReadOnly and Enabled . What is

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In Windows Forms controls, there are two properties: ReadOnly and Enabled.

What is the difference between these two properties? I feel like they behave the same way.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As it says in the following forum post:

    In the context of a TextBox, readonly
    allows the user to set focus to and
    select and copy the text but not
    modify it. A disabled TextBox does not
    allow any interaction whatsoever.

    Use ReadOnly when you have data that
    you want the user to see and copy, but
    not modify. Use a disabled textbox,
    when the data you are displaying is
    not applicable in for the current
    state of a dialog or window.

    Taken from: MSDN Forums

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