What’s the difference between Control.Select() and Control.Focus()?

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Focus() is the low level function that actually sets the focus.

Select() is a higer-level method. It first looks iteratively upward in the control’s parent hierarchy until it finds a container control. Then it sets that container’s ActiveControl property (to the called control). The logic in those methods is not straightforward however, and there is special handling for UserControl containers.

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