Draw rectangle around Textbox inside a Groupbox

Question

I want to add a custom border around a TextBox control which is in a GroupBox. Since I'm new to this Graphic stuff I'm having a hard time figuring out the problem.

This is the code i'm using:

Private Sub Form1_Paint(sender As Object, e As PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint

    Dim _g As Graphics = Me.GroupBox1.CreateGraphics
    Dim pen As New Pen(Color.Red, 2.0)
    _g.DrawRectangle(pen, New Rectangle(TextBox1.Location, TextBox1.Size))
    pen.Dispose()

End Sub

This form is a secondary form that shows when I click on a button from the Main form. The Red Border appears for a second when the form loads and then disappears.

Answer 1

You need to handle the GroupBox paint event, not the form.

Private Sub HandleGroupBox1Paint(sender As Object, e As PaintEventArgs) Handles GroupBox1.Paint
    Using p As New Pen(Color.Red, 2.0)
        e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(p, Me.TextBox1.bound)
    End Using
End Sub