RichTextBox syntax highlighting in real time–Disabling the repaint

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It is an oversight in the RichTextBox class. Other controls, like ListBox, support the BeginUpdate and EndUpdate methods to suppress painting. Those methods generate the WM_SETREDRAW message. RTB in fact supports this message, but they forgot to add the methods.

Just add them yourself. Project + Add Class, paste the code shown below. Compile and drop the control from the top of the toolbox onto your form.

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

class MyRichTextBox : RichTextBox {
    public void BeginUpdate() {
        SendMessage(this.Handle, WM_SETREDRAW, (IntPtr)0, IntPtr.Zero);
    }
    public void EndUpdate() {
        SendMessage(this.Handle, WM_SETREDRAW, (IntPtr)1, IntPtr.Zero); 
        this.Invalidate();
    }
    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int msg, IntPtr wp, IntPtr lp);
    private const int WM_SETREDRAW = 0x0b;
}

Or P/Invoke SendMessage directly before/after you update the text.

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