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WPF CODE EXAMPLE created on Monday, January 26, 2009 permalink
How to create a simple text editor with menu
WPF makes it simple to create an application with a classic menu, here is the XAML:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication6.Window8"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="Window8" Height="300" Width="300">
    <DockPanel LastChildFill="True">
        <Menu DockPanel.Dock="top">
            <MenuItem Header="_Edit">
                <MenuItem Header="Cu_t" Command="ApplicationCommands.Cut"/>
                <MenuItem Header="_Copy" Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy"/>
                <MenuItem Header="_Paste" Command="ApplicationCommands.Paste"/>
                <Separator/>
                <MenuItem Header="_Select All" Click="SelectAll_Click"/>
                <MenuItem Header="_Clear" Click="Clear_Click"/>
            </MenuItem>
            <MenuItem Header="_Format">
                <MenuItem Name="miNormal" Header="_Normal" Click="TextStyle_Click"/>
                <MenuItem Name="miBold" Header="_Bold" Click="TextStyle_Click"/>
            </MenuItem>
        </Menu>
        <TextBox Name="txtEditArea" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="10">
            This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes. This is where the text goes.
        </TextBox>
    </DockPanel>
</Window>

and here is the code behind, you'll have to change the namespaces, etc.
namespace WpfApplication6
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for Window8.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class Window8 : Window
    {
        public Window8()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            txtEditArea.Focus();
        }

        private void SelectAll_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            txtEditArea.SelectAll();
        }

        private void Clear_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            txtEditArea.Clear();
        }

        private void TextStyle_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (sender == miNormal)
            {
                txtEditArea.FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal;
                txtEditArea.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal;
            }
            else if (sender == miBold)
            {
                txtEditArea.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
            }
        }
    }
}
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