RichTextBox as DataForm field

[Gabe]

I'm trying to create a DataForm that uses a RichTextBox as one of the entry fields. My problem comes in when I try to programmatically set the binding of the RichTextBox. Here's what I have:

private void editCabinetForm_AutoGeneratingField(object sender, Telerik.Windows.Controls.Data.DataForm.AutoGeneratingFieldEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.PropertyName == "CabinetName")
            {
                e.DataField.Label = "Cabinet Name";
            }
            else if (e.PropertyName == "BriefDescription")
            {
                e.DataField.Label = "Brief Description";
            }
            else if (e.PropertyName == "Comments")
            {
                RadRichTextBox commentsBox = new RadRichTextBox();
                //commentsBox.SetBinding(???, new Binding("Comments"));
                e.DataField.Content = commentsBox;
                e.DataField.Label = "Comments";
            }
            else
            {
                e.Cancel = true;
            }
        }

(Comments is a string variable)

I'm not quite sure what to use for the dependency property - any suggestions?

[Boby]

Hello Gabe Burch,
You can use one of our data providers, depending on the format you use for storage. Generally, if there is no other special requirements,  we recommend usage of our internal Xaml format:

if (e.PropertyName == "Comments")
{
    Grid grid = new Grid();

    XamlDataProvider provider = new XamlDataProvider();
    grid.Children.Add(provider);

    RadRichTextBox commentsBox = new RadRichTextBox();
    grid.Children.Add(commentsBox);

    provider.SetBinding(XamlDataProvider.XamlProperty, new Binding("Comments") { Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay });
    provider.RichTextBox = commentsBox;

    e.DataField.Content = grid;
    e.DataField.Label = "Comments";
}

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have other questions.

Regards,
Boby
the Telerik team

[Gabe]

I ended up using FormatProviders.Rtf but everything worked great.

I would also like the RichTextBox to fill the available space in the DataForm, what would be the easiest way to go about this?

[Vanya Pavlova]

Hi Gabe,



You may try to utilize the approach demonstrated in the following thread "How to stretch content within DataForm". I believe that the same is applicable to WPF as well. 
Will you verify how this works for you? 



All the best,
Vanya Pavlova
the Telerik team