Question
How do I convert the string \"Européen\" to the RTF-formatted string \"Europ\\\'e9en\"?
[TestMethod]
public void Convert_A_
This is how I went:
private string ConvertString2RTF(string input)
{
//first take care of special RTF chars
StringBuilder backslashed = new StringBuilder(input);
backslashed.Replace(@"\", @"\\");
backslashed.Replace(@"{", @"\{");
backslashed.Replace(@"}", @"\}");
//then convert the string char by char
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (char character in backslashed.ToString())
{
if (character <= 0x7f)
sb.Append(character);
else
sb.Append("\\u" + Convert.ToUInt32(character) + "?");
}
return sb.ToString();
}
I think using a RichTextBox
is:
1) overkill
2) I don't like RichTextBox
after spending days of trying to make it work with an RTF document created in Word.
I know it has been a while, hope this helps..
This code is working for me after trying every conversion code I could put my hands on:
titleText and contentText are simple text filled in a regular TextBox
var rtb = new RichTextBox();
rtb.AppendText(titleText)
rtb.AppendText(Environment.NewLine);
rtb.AppendText(contentText)
rtb.Refresh();
rtb.rtf now holds the rtf text.
The following code will save the rtf text and allow you to open the file, edit it and than load it back into a RichTextBox back again:
rtb.SaveFile(path, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText);
I found a nice solution that actually uses the RichTextBox itself to do the conversion:
private static string FormatAsRTF(string DirtyText)
{
System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox rtf = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();
rtf.Text = DirtyText;
return rtf.Rtf;
}
http://www.baltimoreconsulting.com/blog/development/easily-convert-a-string-to-rtf-in-net/
Doesn't RichTextBox
always have the same header/footer? You could just read the content based on off-set location, and continue using it to parse. (I think? please correct me if I'm wrong)
There are libraries available, but I've never had good luck with them personally (though always just found another method before fully exhausting the possibilities). In addition, most of the better ones are usually include a nominal fee.
EDIT
Kind of a hack, but this should get you through what you need to get through (I hope):
RichTextBox rich = new RichTextBox();
Console.Write(rich.Rtf);
String[] words = { "Européen", "Apple", "Carrot", "Touché", "Résumé", "A Européen eating an apple while writing his Résumé, Touché!" };
foreach (String word in words)
{
rich.Text = word;
Int32 offset = rich.Rtf.IndexOf(@"\f0\fs17") + 8;
Int32 len = rich.Rtf.LastIndexOf(@"\par") - offset;
Console.WriteLine("{0,-15} : {1}", word, rich.Rtf.Substring(offset, len).Trim());
}
EDIT 2
The breakdown of the codes RTF control code are as follows:
{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Microsoft Sans Serif;}}
))Hopefully that clears some things up. ;-)
Here's improved @Vladislav Zalesak's answer:
public static string ConvertToRtf(string text)
{
// using default template from wiki
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(@"{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1250\deff0{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss Helvetica;}\f0\pard ");
foreach (char character in text)
{
if (character <= 0x7f)
{
// escaping rtf characters
switch (character)
{
case '\\':
case '{':
case '}':
sb.Append('\\');
break;
case '\r':
sb.Append("\\par");
break;
}
sb.Append(character);
}
// converting special characters
else
{
sb.Append("\\u" + Convert.ToUInt32(character) + "?");
}
}
sb.Append("}");
return sb.ToString();
}
Not the most elegant, but quite optimal and fast method:
public static string PlainTextToRtf(string plainText)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(plainText))
return "";
string escapedPlainText = plainText.Replace(@"\", @"\\").Replace("{", @"\{").Replace("}", @"\}");
escapedPlainText = EncodeCharacters(escapedPlainText);
string rtf = @"{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1250\deff0{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss Helvetica;}\f0\pard ";
rtf += escapedPlainText.Replace(Environment.NewLine, "\\par\r\n ") + ;
rtf += " }";
return rtf;
}
.
Encode characters (Polish ones) method:
private static string EncodeCharacters(string text)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
return "";
return text
.Replace("ą", @"\'b9")
.Replace("ć", @"\'e6")
.Replace("ę", @"\'ea")
.Replace("ł", @"\'b3")
.Replace("ń", @"\'f1")
.Replace("ó", @"\'f3")
.Replace("ś", @"\'9c")
.Replace("ź", @"\'9f")
.Replace("ż", @"\'bf")
.Replace("Ą", @"\'a5")
.Replace("Ć", @"\'c6")
.Replace("Ę", @"\'ca")
.Replace("Ł", @"\'a3")
.Replace("Ń", @"\'d1")
.Replace("Ó", @"\'d3")
.Replace("Ś", @"\'8c")
.Replace("Ź", @"\'8f")
.Replace("Ż", @"\'af");
}