Import/Export HTML (xamRichTextEditor)

Topic Overview

This topic explains how to use the xamRichTextEditor™ control for importing and exporting HTML data.

The following topics are prerequisites to understanding this topic:

Topic	Purpose
Binding xamRichTextEditor to Data	This topic explains how to use document adapters for binding the xamRichTextEditor control to various data sources.
Serialization Providers Overview	This topic explains the xamRichTextEditor control’s serialization providers.

This topic contains the following sections:

The following table briefly explains the configurable aspects of the xamRichTextEditor control and maps them to their respective properties.

Configurable aspect	Details	Methods
Import HTML Content	Import HTML content from a stream.	LoadFromHtml
Export HTML Content	Export HTML content to a stream.	SaveToHtml

Note	Note You must first include the HTML serialization provider NuGet package in your project prior to being able to use it: Infragistics.WPF.RichTextDocument.Html

Use the LoadFromHtml extension method of the RichTextDocument to import HTML content in the xamRichTextEditor control from a stream.

The following table maps the desired configuration to its respective property settings.

In order to:	Use this method:	And provide the following arguments:
Import HTML content	`LoadFromHtml`	The stream object containing the HTML format content or a string with the file path for loading the content in HTML format Content loading options object of type HtmlLoadOptions, which is not required

Use the SaveToHtml extension method of the RichTextDocument to export xamRichTextEditor’s content to a stream in HTML format.

The following table maps the desired configuration to its respective property settings.

In order to:	Use this method:	And provide the following arguments:
Export content in HTML format	`SaveToHtml`	The stream object into which to export the content in HTML format or a string containing the file path for saving the content in HTML format Content saving options object of type HtmlSaveOptions, which is not required

Topic	Purpose
Import/Export Plain Text	This topic explains how to import and export of plain text data using the xamRichTextEditor control.
Import/Export RTF	This topic explains how to use the xamRichTextEditor control for importing and exporting RTF data.
Import/Export DOCX	This topic explains how to use the xamRichTextEditor control for importing and exporting DOCX formatted data.