How to read in XML to a textbox

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Hi, i need to read in a XML in a textbox (maybe richtextbox?). Here´s a snippet of XML: doc.xml This is the first textline
Here is the next line in other format. I want to show the text inside the textbox with it`s exact format. My questions: 1. How can i read in the text-content of the XML and display it in a textbox? 2. Is it possible to read in the text-settings as well and how can i do that? (3. Some idea for saving this XML from that textbox?) thank you, morton

Suthish Nair · Answer

might helps you Different ways of reading an XML file

morton · Answer

Thanks Frogleg, not quite what i´m looking for. But i found a way via LINQ to get my text in a richTextBox. Here´s the code: public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); Uri url = new Uri("doc.xml", UriKind.Relative); WebClient client = new WebClient(); client.OpenReadCompleted += new OpenReadCompletedEventHandler(client_OpenReadCompleted); client.OpenReadAsync(url) } private void client_OpenReadCompleted(object sender, OpenReadCompletedEventArgs e) { if (e.Error != null) { MessageBox.Show(e.Error.ToString()); return; } using (System.IO.Stream s = e.Result) { System.Xml.Linq.XDocument doc = System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(s); var simpleQuery = from simpleItem in doc.Descendants("doc") select simpleItem; foreach (System.Xml.Linq.XElement element in simpleQuery) { richTextBox1.Selection.Text = richTextBox1.Selection.Text + element.Value; } } } My next questions, how can i get the text with the right style-settings (fonts,size etc.)? And how to set the text in the correct line?

Frogleg · Answer

xml textreader may be what you are looking for using System.Xml; XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("whatever.xml"); while (reader.Read()) { if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Text) { textBox1.AppendText(reader.Value + "
"); } }

morton · Answer

I want to read in just the content, i mean the InnerText of -tags (now it is highlighted)! In the full XML there are more style-settings and text. With settings I mean the style of the text which is described in the tags above (settings are fontfamily, fontsize, fontstyle). In this case " This is the first textline " is set to TimesNewRoman, bold and size 12. And " Here is the next line in other format." is set to Arial, italic and size 12. It´s a xml-structure from another program and i want to display it in a textbox with the same settings (if possible).

Frogleg · Answer

using System.IO; // at top of page textBox1.Text = File .ReadAllText( "whatever.xml" ); File .WriteAllText( "whatever.txt" , textBox1.Text); text settings ? explain

How to read in XML to a textbox

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