How do I cut, copy and paste with formatting?

3
votes

I have a WinForms application with a richTextBox. I would like to be able to cut, copy and paste formatted text in my application. Currently, my code consists of:

Cut all:

richTextBoxPrintCtrl1.Cut();

Cut Selected: 

Clipboard.SetText(richTextBoxPrintCtrl1.Text);
        richTextBoxPrintCtrl1.Text = "";

Copy all:

richTextBoxPrintCtrl1.Copy();

Copy Selected:

Clipboard.SetDataObject(richTextBoxPrintCtrl1.SelectedText);

Paste:

DataFormats.Format myFormat = DataFormats.GetFormat(DataFormats.Text);
        richTextBoxPrintCtrl1.Paste(myFormat);

I would like it so that if I cut/copy text from the richTextBox, it keeps ALL formatting (size, font, colour etc.), and if I paste text to the richTextBox, it also keeps all formatting.

How would this be achieved?

Thanks.

1
c#winformsvisual-studioformatting

1 Answers

6
votes

Try this two function:

COPY

    private void Copy()
    {
        Clipboard.SetText(richTextBox1.Rtf, TextDataFormat.Rtf);
    }

PASTE

    private void Paste()
    {
        if (Clipboard.ContainsText(TextDataFormat.Rtf))
        {
            richTextBox1.Rtf = Clipboard.GetText(TextDataFormat.Rtf);

        }
    }