Server Side Word Format Cleaning

[Sean]

Hello,

I'd like to see if it's possible to use a dynamically generated RadEditor to return a plain text string all from the server side.

Dim myHTML as String = "Some text <strong>with formatting.</strong>"

Dim myEditor as New RadEditor
myEditor.Content = myHTML
myEditor.DataBind()
myEditor.StripFormattingOptions = EditorStripFormattingOptions.All

myHTML = myEditor.Content

Now I realize that the StripFormattingOptions is only going to work on a client side paste event.  So I am wondering if there is a way to either use client side script to get the plain text or some other method that i'm missing.

Hopefully that makes sense! Thanks,
Sean

[Rumen]

Hello Sean,

You can try the solution provided in the following help article: Cleaning Word Formatting On Page Load And On Submit.

Greetings,
Rumen
the Telerik team

[Sean]

Thanks for the reply Rumen, unfortunately this doesn't solve the scenario.  The Editor control is never rendered client side, therefore we won't have access to the OnClientLoad functionality.

Perhaps this could be a feature enhancement by adding a new server side function / sub routine that cleans up HTML formatting with the ability to set cleaning options.

Looks like for now I will have to stick to a RegExp solution.

Thanks Again,
Sean

[Rumen]

Hi Sean,

Yes, the word stripping feature is implemented entirely on the client and we do not offer a server side solution.
If you would like you can put the editor in a hidden div element <div style="display:none"><telerik:RadEditor .../></div> and use the solution provided in the article.
Of course another approach is to write your own regular expressions and strip the formatting entirely on the server without using RadEditor.

Greetings,
Rumen
the Telerik team