From a429159c3c32bca2b278763b02ebaede05148ab6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deadpikle <mbabienco@southern.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:20:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add SelectedText to TextBox

---
 src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBox.cs | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBox.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBox.cs
index a438d7380b..943a73b427 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBox.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBox.cs
@@ -275,6 +275,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             }
         }
 
+        public string SelectedText
+        {
+            get { return GetSelection(); }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == null)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                _undoRedoHelper.Snapshot();
+                HandleTextInput(value);
+                _undoRedoHelper.Snapshot();
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of the content within the control.
         /// </summary>