Remove XAML XML information

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   Does anybody know a simple way to remove the XAML xml information from a 
styled item ? 
I have a listbox with XAML formatted entries and need to get the
text which is displayed in the listbox only !

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tobi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 September 2004 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 451	Post Options Post Reply Quote tobi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Remove XAML XML information Posted: 01 June 2009 at 1:05pm
	Does anybody know a simple way to remove the XAML xml information from a styled item ? I have a listbox with XAML formatted entries and need to get the text which is displayed in the listbox only !

Boris Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179	Post Options Post Reply Quote Boris Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 August 2009 at 9:51am
	Hi I have this if it helps. Function TextFromXAML(sXaml As String) As String Dim find% Dim p Dim txt As String find% = InStr(sXaml, "</Run") If find% <= 0 Then find% = InStr(sXaml, "</TextBlock") If find% > 0 Then txt = Left(sXaml, find% - 1) p = Split(txt, ">") txt = CStr(p(UBound(p))) TextFromXAML = txt End If End Function
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jpbro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 January 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1355	Post Options Post Reply Quote jpbro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 August 2009 at 12:02pm
	It turns out that this is a trickier problem than it first appears! For example, Boris' method fails if the TextBlock contains <LineBreak/> tags, or if the TextBlock has been defined like: <TextBlock Text='This is a test'/> It also won't reverse entity encodings such as & and £ . It is still a very useful function as long as you keep your XAML within a specific definition though (I'm not knocking it, just pointing out some potential pitfalls). I'm working on a more general algorithm now, and I will post it when it is available.
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Boris Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179	Post Options Post Reply Quote Boris Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 August 2009 at 12:16pm
	Hi jpbro, I have been a little lazy. This was a piece of code that I use to split out the known elements I have used to add to combos amd list boxes in one of my apps. If you do come up with a more global version I would like to see this as I have only coded this for my own specific needs. But, it does show that CJ could add a very useful property to some of the controls. CJ are you reading this? Best regards,
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jpbro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 January 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1355	Post Options Post Reply Quote jpbro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 August 2009 at 2:29pm
	Hey guys, Here's my first attempt at a XAML > Plaintext converter: https://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14928&PID=51713#51713 Bug reports, questions and ideas are welcome.
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Boris Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 June 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 179	Post Options Post Reply Quote Boris Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 August 2009 at 2:46pm
	That looks fairly compreshensive! Well done. If I need to use a lot more XML in my lists I'll definately try using this rather than my version. Thanks jpbro
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jpbro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 January 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1355	Post Options Post Reply Quote jpbro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 August 2009 at 4:00pm
	Thanks Boris! I just made a few bug fixes and re-uploaded the source to the same post as before...I hope it comes in handy some day!
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