c# WPF Line and Column number from RichTextBox
.net, c#, richtextbox, wpf, wpf-controls
Solution
Something like this may give you a starting point.
TextPointer tp1 = rtb.Selection.Start.GetLineStartPosition(0);
TextPointer tp2 = rtb.Selection.Start;
int column = tp1.GetOffsetToPosition(tp2);
int someBigNumber = int.MaxValue;
int lineMoved, currentLineNumber;
rtb.Selection.Start.GetLineStartPosition(-someBigNumber, out lineMoved);
currentLineNumber = -lineMoved;
LineColumnLabel.Content = "Line: " + currentLineNumber.ToString() + " Column: " + column.ToString();
A couple things to note. The first line will be line 0 so you may want to add a + 1 to the line number. Also if a line wraps its initial column will be 0 but the first line and any line following a CR will list the initial position as column 1.
Problem
I'm porting an application from WinForms to WPF and I've hit a snag while trying to get the line and column number for where the selection is in the text box. I was able to do it quite simply in WinForms but WPF has a completely different way of implementing a RichTextBox so I have no idea how to go about it. Here is my WinForms solution ``` int line = richTextBox.GetLineFromCharIndex(TextBox.SelectionStart); int column = richTextBox.SelectionStart - TextBox.GetFirstCharIndexFromLine(line); LineColumnLabel.Text = "Line " + (line + 1) + ", Column " + (column + 1); ``` This won't work with WPF because you can't get the index of the current selection. HERE IS THE WORKING SOLUTION: ``` int lineNumber; textBox.CaretPosition.GetLineStartPosition(-int.MaxValue, out lineNumber); int columnNumber = richTextBox.CaretPosition.GetLineStartposition(0).GetOffsetToPosition(richTextBox.CaretPosition); if (lineNumber == 0) columnNumber--; statusBarLineColumn.Content = string.Format("Line {0}, Column {1}", -lineNumber + 1, columnNumber + 1); ```