// Within your class or scoped in a more appropriate location:
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lParam);
// In your constructor or somewhere more suitable:
SendMessage(textBox.Handle, 0x1501, 1, "Please type here.");