ContentToPlainTextConverter Class

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.RichEdit

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

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

Remarks

The ContentToPlainTextConverter implements the IValueConverter interface. Use the ContentToPlainTextConverter class to convert the control’s content to plain text format.

The code sample below binds standard TextControl to the RichEditControl using the ContentToPlainTextConverter class.

A BarManager component enables the hover menu.

View Example: How to implement a converter to bind RichEditControl to the text in different formats

MainWindow.xaml

<Window.Resources>
    <dxre:ContentToPlainTextConverter x:Key="ContentPlainConverter" />
    <dxre:RichEditUICommand x:Key="commands" />
</Window.Resources>

<Grid>
    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ColumnDefinition />
        <ColumnDefinition/>
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    <dxb:BarManager Name="barManager1" Grid.Column="0"> 
                    <dxre:RichEditControl x:Name="richEditControl1"  Height="Auto" Width="Auto" 
                       BarManager="{Binding ElementName=barManager1}" ActiveViewType="Simple" />
    </dxb:BarManager>
    <TextBox Text="{Binding ElementName=richEditControl1, Path=Content, Converter={StaticResource ContentPlainConverter}, Mode=OneWay}" 
        x:Name="textBox1" Grid.Column="1" Height="Auto" Width="Auto"/>
</Grid>

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XAML

wpf-richedit-bind-richeditcontrol-to-text-in-different-formats/CS/BindingConverter/MainWindow.xaml#L9

<Window.Resources>
    <dxre:ContentToPlainTextConverter x:Key="ContentPlainConverter" />
    <dxre:RichEditUICommand x:Key="commands" />

Inheritance

Object

ContentToSpecificFormatConverter

ContentToPlainTextConverter