Set specific text to bold in WPF RichTextBox

Question

I am extending the functionality of a WPF Richtextbox. I want certain text to become bold when I type it in. I was able to get certain text to bold but the text following the bolded word would also become bolded...

Heres a sample of my code:

private bool _Running = false;
void CustomRichTextBox_TextChange(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
    if(_Running)
        return;
    _Running = true;

    //Logic to see if text detected

    //Logic to get TextPointers

    //Logic to get TextRange
    var boldMe = new TextRange(textPointer1, textPointer2);
    //Bold text
    boldMe.ApplyPropertyValue(TextElement.FontWeightProperty, FontWeights.Bold);

    _Running = false;
}

I want:

NOTBOLDED NOTBOLDED BOLDED NOTBOLDED

but what I get:

NOTBOLDED NOTBOLDED BOLDED NOTBOLDED

**Please note that it becomes bolded while typing.

How do I prevent the text after a bolded word from also becoming bolded?

Not duplicate question since the accepted solution for provided link is for WinForms and the rest are for preset text.

Possible duplicate of [Making specific Text Bolded in a TextBox](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6403902/making-specific-text-bolded-in-a-textbox) — Abhishek Dey, Nov 06 '15 at 11:11

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 06 '15 at 11:05

After several tests, I figured out a simple solution.

CaretPosition = CaretPosition.GetPositionAtOffset(0, LogicalDirection.Forward);

This set caret in the right orientation, preventing the BOLD setting from continuing within the Run object.

if(textPointerEnd.GetNextInsertionPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward) == null)
    new Run("", textPointerEnd);

This would add a Run object to the end of a new Bold object that was located at the end of the Paragraph object.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 06 '15 at 04:47

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You will need to detect when your required text is no longer detected, probably if a space occurs, then remove the bolding value and reset it back to normal.

answered Nov 06 '15 at 04:47

Steve

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Detecting if its bold or not for each character would be performance expensive. Is there alternative? – SILENT Nov 06 '15 at 10:00

Set specific text to bold in WPF RichTextBox

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