Updating Rich Text Boxes.

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Hi All, Funny one I am updating a rich text from a data source with following rtbUnlistedData.Text += Data_From_PitStop+ '
'; Which works fine with some data but an update to the code causes the string to be broken oddly extra carriage return creeps in what I am wondering is does the rich text box handle its text property like a string as a Null on the end seems to be treated as a 
. Glenn

Vulpes · Answer

If you want to get rid of any newline characters altogether, I'd try: richTextBox1.Text = richTextBox1.Text.Replace.("", "").Replace("
", "");

Vulpes · Answer

I've written a number of articles for this site - sorry, nothing on comms - but I can't see me ever having the time (or patience) to write a book. Answering questions on the forums is really my forte :)

Glenn Patton · Answer

Vulpes does it again!!! richTextBox1.Text = richTextBox1.Text.Replace.("", "").Replace("
", ""); If your not a Author you really ought to think about it! I'm sure I'm not the only person here that would buy a book you had written (I owe you enough already) Glenn :)

Glenn Patton · Answer

and .Trim()! clutching at straws

Glenn Patton · Answer

Just tried the Wordwrap property to false, no effect!

Vulpes · Answer

The Text property is a string, pure and simple. If the WordWrap property is set to true, then it may appear that the RTB is adding line breaks to your text but in fact it is not doing. You can tell that this is so by checking the Lines property which will only contain one element. If you add your own line breaks, then they should work as expected i.e. the rest of the text should start on a new line. The Lines property will then contain an additional element for each line break. If you're using Windows then I'd add "
" rather than '
' though some folks prefer to use Environment.NewLine instead.

Updating Rich Text Boxes.

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