TX Text Control .NET for WPF

FormattingStyle Property

Property|Introduced in 10.1
Namespace
TXTextControl
Package
TXTextControl.TextControl.WPF.SDK as TXTextControl.dll from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages

Description

Gets or sets the formatting style of the selected text.

Syntax

public string FormattingStyle { get; set; }

Examples

The following example formats the heading of a short document by using Selection.FormattingStyle.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
textControl.Select(0, 17);
Selection selection = textControl.Selection;

selection.FormattingStyle = "Heading 1";
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(selection.FormattingStyle))
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Formatting Style: {selection.FormattingStyle}");
}

Limitations

Runtime only.

Remarks

The property returns an empty string when the text selection contains multiple characters with different styles. The Selection.IsCommonValueSelected method can be used to check for mixed attributes.

Further Reading

  • Word Processing Basics: Using Style Sheets –
  • Simulating 'Use Paragraph Font' –