Delete a specific line in a .NET RichTextBox

Question

How can I delete a specific line of text in a RichTextBox ?

Answer 1

I don't know if there is an easy way to do it in one step. You can use the .Split function on the .Text property of the rich text box to get an array of lines

string[] lines = richTextBox1.Text.Split( "\n".ToCharArray() )

and then write something to re-assemble the array into a single text string after removing the line you wanted and copy it back to the .Text property of the rich text box.

Here's a simple example:

        string[] lines = richTextBox1.Text.Split("\n".ToCharArray() );


        int lineToDelete = 2;           //O-based line number

        string richText = string.Empty;

        for ( int x = 0 ; x < lines.GetLength( 0 ) ; x++ )
        {
            if ( x != lineToDelete )
            {
                richText += lines[ x ];
                richText += Environment.NewLine;
            }
        }

        richTextBox1.Text = richText;

If your rich text box was going to have more than 10 lines or so it would be a good idea to use a StringBuilder instead of a string to compose the new text with.