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We all come across code that simply boggles the mind. Lazy kludges, embarrassing mistakes, horrid workarounds and developers just not quite getting it. And then somedays we come across - or write - the truly sublime.

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GeneralRtf -WTF: why is it different? Pin
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ledtech316-Apr-14 4:28
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Try this test to get a better Idea.
Create a test project with a richtextbox and a normal text box.

two buttons and a label to show the length

In VB.net it would look like.
VB
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim selLen As Integer

    Dim selectedRtf As String = RichTextBox1.SelectedRtf
    selLen = selectedRtf.Length
    Label1.Text = selLen.ToString
    TextBox1.Text = selectedRtf
End Sub

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
    Dim selLen As Integer

    Dim selectedRtf As String = RichTextBox1.Rtf
    selLen = selectedRtf.Length
    Label1.Text = selLen.ToString
    TextBox1.Text = selectedRtf
End Sub


Using a converter to convert to C# it would look like this.
C#
private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    int selLen = 0;

    string selectedRtf = RichTextBox1.SelectedRtf;
    selLen = selectedRtf.Length;
    Label1.Text = selLen.ToString;
    TextBox1.Text = selectedRtf;
}

private void Button2_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    int selLen = 0;

    string selectedRtf = RichTextBox1.Rtf;
    selLen = selectedRtf.Length;
    Label1.Text = selLen.ToString;
    TextBox1.Text = selectedRtf;
}


Next create some text in wordpad with different formating. Copy paste to the richtextbox (ctl+V)
what this code does is gets the length of the string, the entire string with the hidden formating and copies it to the plain textbox to view all of it.
You can add the line to select all or just select it on the RTF box.

After going back and forth between the buttons you may notice that the second one shows more formatting and thus it is longer.
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