How to make WinRT TextBox with MultiLine and Scroller

Question

I am using Windows Store apps and trying to create a text box with multi-line and scrollbars.

I assume that this should be very simple to implement, as in WPF.

How can i achieve this? Many thanks!

Answer 1

I will answer here, because I can not add images to comments. As I suggested, take a look at the templates. The grid template (both the grid template and the splitting) has RichTextColumns.cs that should provide some inspiration.

You can simply use the RichEditBox control or / or a combination with a more advanced multi-column scenario. RichEditBox is in the XAML toolkit for all Windows STore applications, this column is just an example of the implementation found in the two templates.

If you just need multi-line and scroll, you just use RichEditBox . Set to wrap text around, and the AcceptsReturn property is true. Wrap it in a scroll if you want, but remember what I said about horizontal and vertical scrolling.

If you look at the documentation for the control, you will even find an example. If you want something else, provide more information above, but first make sure you do the research.

From the MSDN documentation: (and I recommend that you read this and recommendations)

Choosing the correct multi-line text input When users need to enter or edit long lines, use the multi-line text control. There are two types of multi-line text input.

For plain text, use the TextBox control. Set the AcceptsReturn property to true and set the TextWrapping property to TextWrapping.Wrap.

For rich text, hyperlinks, inline images, and other rich content, use the RichEditBox control. Set the AcceptsReturn property to true and set the TextWrapping property to TextWrapping.Wrap. If the primary goal of a multi-line text field is to create documents (such as blog posts or the contents of an email message) and these documents require rich text, use the RichEditBox control. If you want users to be able to format their text, use the RichEditBox control. When capturing text that will be consumed and not re-displayed later for users, use the TextBox control. For example, suppose you have a survey; the user completes the survey and the data is sent to some server, but the user no longer sees it. It is not required at all for users to style this text.

For all other scenarios, use the TextBox control whenever possible.