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c#wpfnewlinetextblock

How to put a new line into a wpf TextBlock control?

I'm fetching text from an XML file, and I'd like to insert some new lines that are interpreted by the textblock render as new lines.

I've tried:

<data>Foo bar baz \n baz bar</data>

But the data is still displayed without the new line. I set the contents of <data> via the .Text property via C#.

What do I need to put in the XML in order for it to render the new line in the GUI?

I've tried something like this manually setting the text in the XAML:

<TextBlock Margin="0 15 0 0" Width="600">
There &#10;
is a new line.
</TextBlock>

And while the encoded character doesn't appear in the GUI it also doesn't give me a new line.

Solution

  • You can try putting a new line in the data:

    <data>Foo bar baz 
 baz bar</data>

    If that does not work you might need to parse the string manually.

    If you need direct XAML that's easy by the way:

    <TextBlock>
    Lorem <LineBreak/>
    Ipsum
</TextBlock>