RadDocument generated in code - Binding

[Justin Lee]

I'm working on an application that dynamically creates a RadDocument, and then sets the document property of a RichTextBox to the document. (richTextBox.Document = GenerateDocument())

Recently we switched to mvvm.  So I didn't have to rewrite all the code, I just create the RadDocument in the ViewModel and expose it as a property.  However, I am unable to bind the document to the richtextbox.  ('System.WIndows.Data.Binding' cannot be converted to type 'Telerik.WIndows.Documents.Model.RadDocument')

What can I do to fix this without rewriting my code to return html or xaml instead?

public class ViewModel
{
  private RadDocuement _Document;
  public RadDocument Document
  {
    get
    {
      if (_Document == null)
        _Document = GenerateDocument();
      return _Document;
    }
  }

  private RadDocuement GenerateDocument()
  {
    RadDocument doc = new RadDocument();
    // add sections, paragraphs, etc
    return doc;
  }
}

<telerik:RadRichTextBox Document="{Binding Path=Report.Document}" IsReadOnly="True" />

[Justin Lee]

Nevermind... I have found a solution - I created a custom class that inherited from RadRichTextBox, and exposed a DocumentBinding dependancy property. 

Sorry for the spam.
Justin

[Iva Toteva]

Hi Justin,

RadRichTextBox uses data providers in order to be able to bind its content to strings representing a document in a specific format.

If the solution you have found suits your needs, you can use that approach instead of the data providers.

Best wishes,
Iva Toteva
the Telerik team