Data Binding

SyntaxEditor has the capability of allowing two-way binding of its text to any other data source. This feature is disabled by default for performance reasons but can be enabled via a property setting.

Why is Data Binding Disabled by Default?

Data binding to the SyntaxEditor.Text property is disabled by default for several reasons.

First, supporting the Text dependency property means that two full copies of the document text are stored in memory instead of one, which can increase memory a lot for large documents.

Second, the full text must be set to the Text property after each text change, meaning performance could suffer depending on the size of the document.

Therefore, databinding is disabled by default.

Configuring Data Binding on Text

To enable data binding on the Text property, simply set the IsTextDataBindingEnabled property to true.

When that property is true, the Text property is updated when changes are made to the document, and thus binding to other objects can be achieved.

This code demonstrates how to bind the SyntaxEditor's text to another TextBox:

<editor:SyntaxEditor AreLineModificationMarksVisible="False"
                     IsTextDataBindingEnabled="True"
                     Text="{Binding ElementName=boundTextBox, Path=Text, Mode=TwoWay}" />