# EditableRegion.HighlightMode Property

> Gets or sets a value indicating when the editable region is highlighted.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 25.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl > EditableRegion.HighlightMode Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/editableregion/highlightmode-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/editableregion/highlightmode-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/editableregion/highlightmode-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets a value indicating when the editable region is highlighted.

### Syntax

```csharp
public HighlightMode HighlightMode { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property HighlightMode As HighlightMode
```

### Members

| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto | Default. The editable region is highlighted as specified through the [TextControl.EditableRegionHighlightMode](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/editableregionhighlightmode-property/llms-full.txt) or [WPF.TextControl.EditableRegionHighlightMode](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-wpf/textcontrol/editableregionhighlightmode-property/llms-full.txt) property. |
| Activated | The editable region is only highlighted, when it contains the current text input position and when the control has the input focus. |
| Always | The editable region is always highlighted. |
| Never | The editable region is never highlighted. |

### Examples

The following example marks selected contract text as editable by the review team by using `EditableRegion.HighlightMode`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Terms subject to legal review";
textControl.Select(0, textControl.Text.Length);
EditableRegion editableRegion = new("ReviewTeam", 10);
textControl.EditableRegions.Add(editableRegion);

editableRegion.HighlightMode = HighlightMode.Never;
Console.WriteLine($"Highlight Mode used by Editable Region: {editableRegion.HighlightMode}");
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Terms subject to legal review"
textControl.Select(0, textControl.Text.Length)
Dim editableRegion As New EditableRegion("ReviewTeam", 10)
textControl.EditableRegions.Add(editableRegion)

editableRegion.HighlightMode = HighlightMode.Never
Console.WriteLine($"Highlight Mode used by Editable Region: {editableRegion.HighlightMode}")
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [EditableRegion.HighlightColor Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/editableregion/highlightcolor-property/llms-full.txt)
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