ContentToHtmlConverter Class

A Content-to-HTML converter associated with a binding.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.RichEdit, DevExpress.Wpf.RichEdit

Declaration

C#

[ValueConversion(typeof(RichEditDocumentContent), typeof(string))]
public class ContentToHtmlConverter :
    ContentToSpecificFormatConverter

VB.NET

<ValueConversion(GetType(RichEditDocumentContent), GetType(String))>
Public Class ContentToHtmlConverter
    Inherits ContentToSpecificFormatConverter

Remarks

Implements the IValueConverter interface and allows conversion from the control’s content to HTML format.

Uses the RichEditControl.HtmlText property to obtain content in HTML format.

See the ContentToPlainTextConverter topic for more information.

Tip

A complete sample project is available in the DevExpress Code Examples database at https://supportcenter.devexpress.com/ticket/details/e3490/using-richedit-converters-to-bind-a-richeditcontrol-to-a-particular-entity-and-vice-versa.

XAML

<Window x:Class="RichEditBindingConvertersWpf.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:dxb="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/bars"
        xmlns:dxre="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/richedit"
        Title="MainWindow"
        Height="600" Width="800" WindowState="Maximized">

    <Window.Resources>
        <dxre:ContentToHtmlConverter x:Key="contentToHtmlConverter"/>
        <dxre:HtmlToContentConverter x:Key="htmlToContentConverter"/>
    </Window.Resources>

    <Grid>
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition/>
            <ColumnDefinition/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
            <RowDefinition/>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
            <RowDefinition/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

        <Label Content="Binding Source" />
        <Label Grid.Column="1" Content="Binding Target" />

        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
                                Text="ContentToSpecificFormatConverter:"/>

        <dxre:RichEditControl x:Name="reBindingSource"
                              Grid.Row="2"
                              ActiveViewType="Simple"
                              Loaded="reBindingSource_Loaded"/>
        <TextBox x:Name="tbBindingTarget"
                  Grid.Column="1"
                  Grid.Row="2"
                  Text="{Binding ElementName=reBindingSource,
                                 Path=Content,
                                 Converter={StaticResource contentToHtmlConverter},
                                 UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged,
                                 Mode=OneWay}"/>

        <TextBlock Grid.Row="3"
         Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
         Text="SpecificFormatToContentConverter:"/>

        <TextBox x:Name="tbBindingSource"
         Grid.Row="4"
          Loaded="tbBindingSource_Loaded" />
        <dxre:RichEditControl x:Name="reBindingTarget"
                              Grid.Column="1"
                              Grid.Row="4"
                              ActiveViewType="Simple"
                              Content="{Binding ElementName=tbBindingSource,
                                                Path=Text,
                                                Converter={StaticResource htmlToContentConverter},
                                                UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged,
                                                Mode=OneWay}"/>
    </Grid>
</Window>

Inheritance

Object

ContentToSpecificFormatConverter

ContentToHtmlConverter