How to prevent or override automatic formatting within RichTextBox

Question

How would i prevent text from being automatically formatted when added to a RichTextBox, or better yet, override the formatting that does occur?

For instance, the following code sets the text, but then creates a formatted link to a server.

rtbSomeField.Text = "\\\\just some text";

Results in

I understand why it's doing this, but is there a way to disable or override that particular feature?

Answer 1

Set DetectUrls to false for the RichTextBox

Good luck!