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Program No 3_Rich Textbox

This document outlines the steps to create a Rich Text Editor using VB.NET, including the setup of a Windows Forms App and the addition of a RichTextBox, MenuStrip, and ToolStrip. It details functionalities such as opening, saving, formatting text, clearing the editor, and exiting the application. The provided code implements these features successfully.

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Program No 3_Rich Textbox

This document outlines the steps to create a Rich Text Editor using VB.NET, including the setup of a Windows Forms App and the addition of a RichTextBox, MenuStrip, and ToolStrip. It details functionalities such as opening, saving, formatting text, clearing the editor, and exiting the application. The provided code implements these features successfully.

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Program No 3:

RICH TEXT BOX

Aim:

To write a program using rich text box control using vb.net.

Procedure:

Step 1: Open Visual Studio.

Step 2: Create a new Windows Forms App (.NET Framework) project.

Step 3: Drag and drop a RichTextBox, MenuStrip, and a ToolStrip onto the form.

Step 4: Add the following code to handle basic functionalities.

Step 5:

Form Design

1. Add a RichTextBox to the form and name it RichTextBox1.

2. Add a MenuStrip to the form and configure the following menu items:

o File

▪ Open

▪ Save

▪ Exit

o Edit

▪ Clear

o Format

▪ Font

▪ Color

3. Link the menu items to the respective event handlers in the code above.

Features

Open Files: Opens text (.txt) and rich-text files (.rtf).

Save Files: Saves text or rich-text files.

Text Formatting: Change font and color of the selected text.

Clear Text: Clears all text in the editor.

Exit: Closes the application.


Program:

Imports System.IO

Public Class Form1

' Load Form

Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

Me.Text = "Rich Text Editor"

Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized

End Sub

' Open File

Private Sub OpenToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles


OpenToolStripMenuItem.Click

Dim openFileDialog As New OpenFileDialog()

openFileDialog.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt|Rich Text Files (*.rtf)|*.rtf|All Files (*.*)|*.*"

If openFileDialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then

Dim filePath As String = openFileDialog.FileName

If Path.GetExtension(filePath).ToLower() = ".rtf" Then

RichTextBox1.LoadFile(filePath, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText)

Else

RichTextBox1.Text = File.ReadAllText(filePath)

End If

End If

End Sub

' Save File

Private Sub SaveToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles


SaveToolStripMenuItem.Click

Dim saveFileDialog As New SaveFileDialog()

saveFileDialog.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt|Rich Text Files (*.rtf)|*.rtf"

If saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then

Dim filePath As String = saveFileDialog.FileName

If Path.GetExtension(filePath).ToLower() = ".rtf" Then


RichTextBox1.SaveFile(filePath, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText)

Else

File.WriteAllText(filePath, RichTextBox1.Text)

End If

End If

End Sub

' Change Font

Private Sub FontToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles


FontToolStripMenuItem.Click

Dim fontDialog As New FontDialog()

If fontDialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then

RichTextBox1.SelectionFont = fontDialog.Font

End If

End Sub

' Change Color

Private Sub ColorToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles


ColorToolStripMenuItem.Click

Dim colorDialog As New ColorDialog()

If colorDialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then

RichTextBox1.SelectionColor = colorDialog.Color

End If

End Sub

' Clear All

Private Sub ClearToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles


ClearToolStripMenuItem.Click

RichTextBox1.Clear()

End Sub
' Exit Application

Private Sub ExitToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles


ExitToolStripMenuItem.Click

Me.Close()

End Sub

End Class

Result:

The program using Rich text box was successfully done using vb.net.

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