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text from RichTextCtrl

I want to get the xml string from a rich text control into a string variable (to store in a database). I can save to file and then read it back out as a string, but there must be a better way (buffer?).

I've tried 

  buffer = self.rtc.GetBuffer()

but how do you get the string from the buffer?

Can someone please help me. I've searched documentation and examples but can't find what I neeed.

Solution

  • This is a supplementary to the above:

    I have saved the xml as desired, but when I read it back I get an error:

    XML parsing error: 'no element found' at line 1

    My code is

    def OnLstStrategyDClick(self,e):
  index=e.GetSelection()
  self.txtStrategyID.SetValue(self.StrategyList[index][0])
  self.txtDescription.SetValue(self.StrategyList[index][1])
  #print self.StrategyList[index][2]

  out = StringIO()
  handler = wx.richtext.RichTextXMLHandler()
  buffer = self.txtBidStrategy.GetBuffer()
  buffer.AddHandler(handler)
  out.write(self.StrategyList[index][2])
  out.seek(0)
  handler.LoadStream(buffer, out)
  self.txtBidStrategy.Refresh()

  self.txtBidStrategy.SetValue(self.StrategyList[index][2])

    The xml code looks fine (well, it has been generated by the handler)