Bind the text of RichTextBox from Xaml

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How to Bind the text of RichTextArea from xaml

score 26 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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They've got the easier answer here:

Silverlight 4 RichTextBox Bind Data using DataContext and it works like a charm.

<RichTextBox>
  <Paragraph>
    <Run Text="{Binding Path=LineFormatted}" />
  </Paragraph>
</RichTextBox>

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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answered Feb 01 '13 at 21:40

m1m1k

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This also works great in Windows 8/8.1 XAML. Thanks!! – dex3703 Jan 30 '14 at 21:10
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Simple but effective solution, Brilliant – DNKROZ Feb 28 '14 at 15:26
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As @dex3703 was saying, this works in WPF with the syntax: ` ` – maxp Mar 18 '15 at 09:51
Just an FYI for others.. this will fail if the user does a SelectAll and Delete since that paragraph element will be removed. – Bill Tarbell Oct 20 '17 at 00:30

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 15 '17 at 21:25

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You can use the InlineUIContainer class if you want to bind a XAML control inside of an inline typed control

<RichTextBlock>
<Paragraph>
    <InlineUIContainer>
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name"} />
    </InlineUIContainer>
</Paragraph>
</RichTextBlock>

edited Dec 15 '17 at 21:25

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answered Jun 11 '15 at 07:07

Kevin Tan

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 28 '11 at 20:14

Here is the solution I came up with. I created a custom RichTextViewer class and inherited from RichTextBox.

using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Markup;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace System.Windows.Controls
{
    public class RichTextViewer : RichTextBox
    {
        public const string RichTextPropertyName = "RichText";

        public static readonly DependencyProperty RichTextProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register(RichTextPropertyName,
                                        typeof (string),
                                        typeof (RichTextBox),
                                        new PropertyMetadata(
                                            new PropertyChangedCallback
                                                (RichTextPropertyChanged)));

        public RichTextViewer()
        {
            IsReadOnly = true;
            Background = new SolidColorBrush {Opacity = 0};
            BorderThickness = new Thickness(0);
        }

        public string RichText
        {
            get { return (string) GetValue(RichTextProperty); }
            set { SetValue(RichTextProperty, value); }
        }

        private static void RichTextPropertyChanged(DependencyObject dependencyObject, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs dependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs)
        {
            ((RichTextBox) dependencyObject).Blocks.Add(
                XamlReader.Load((string) dependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs.NewValue) as Paragraph);

        }
    }
}

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '10 at 06:21

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There is no built in way to do that. You can create Text attached property and bind to it like discussed here

answered Mar 02 '10 at 06:21

Arsen Mkrtchyan

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The link provided is specific to WPF. The RichTextBox in Silverlight doesn't have a Document property on it. – Steve Wortham Sep 04 '10 at 21:37
I'd like to second Steve's comment. – ghost_mv Mar 07 '12 at 18:01

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 02 '10 at 06:21

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This can't be done, you have to manually update it. Document is not a DependencyProperty.

answered Mar 02 '10 at 06:21

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