TextBlock to Display HTML in WPF

Question

Is there anyway to display HTML from a string variable to the TextBlock in WPF?

Rand

can you be more specific? you want to display a block of HTML as HTML or as formatted (parsed) text? – Amur

I want to display a block of HTML as formatted text in a TextBlock! I am making a Rss Reader and want to display the description of the rss feed when the user clicks on the title. The description is bind to the TextBlock control. – Rand

Answer 1

Maybe you can use this WPF Html supported TextBlock

Uriel

This link is not more available. Pls, update your answer. – Mestizo

Answer 2

Can't do it in TextBlock, you need a WebBrowser control (or Frame, but it is obsolete). Feed descriptions, btw, can contain JavaScript - would be pretty hard for TextBlock to handle ;)

Hausa

Answer 3

string html = "<div>hi</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p>this is the new line&nbsp;<br /><br />second line</p> <p>third line</p>";

TextBlock.Text = Windows.Data.Html.HtmlUtilities.ConvertToText(html);

Portamento

can you please explain where we should find the assembly where Windows.Data.Html.HtmlUtilities is located? I didn't find it in .net framework 4.0, thanks! – Versicle

its a windows 10 only thing – Turgeon

the questions is about WPF and i think this answer is for UWP – Pacesetter

@Pacesetter is right...I have tried in UWP and it was working perfect – Portamento

:( Can't call this from WPF for some reason (e.g. I can call some other UWP methods not problem) - makes app crash. – Wanyen