RoutedUICommands in WPF Syntax Editor

3 Dec 20241 minute to read

EditCommands members

The EditControl ships with a variety of built-in RoutedUICommands to perform various editing operations in it using commands. The EditCommands class in the Edit WPF library contains lot of necessary commands. The following are the list of RoutedUICommands available in the EditControl.

RoutedUICommand

Shortcut

Description

Backspace

BACKSPACE

Performs backspace key operations.

CollapseAll

N/A

Collapses all the blocks in the EditControl text.

CommentSelection

CTRL+K+C, CTRL+E+C

Selects comments or individual lines based on the selected language.

Copy

CTRL+C, CTRL+SHIFT+C, CTRL+INSERT

Performs copying of text.

Cut

CTRL+X, CTRL+SHIFT+X, SHIFT+DELETE

Cuts the text.

Delete

DELETE, CTRL+SHIFT+H

Performs delete key operation.

ExpandAll

N/A

Expands all the blocks in the EditControl text.

Find

CTRL+F

Opens the find and replace window with the selected quick find tab.

FindAllReferences

SHIFT+F12

Finds all the occurrences of the specified text.

IncreaseIndent

N/A

Increases the indent of individual or selected lines.

DecreaseIndent

N/A

Decreases the indent of individual or selected lines.

InsertNewLine

CTRL+ENTER

Inserts a new line at the current cursor position.

New

CTRL+N

Resets all the text in the EditControl.

Open

CTRL+O

Opens an existing file and displays the OpenFileDialog to select the file.

Paste

CTRL+V, CTRL+SHIFT+V, SHIFT+INSERT

Paste the copied text to the clipboard.

Print

CTRL+P

Sends the EditControl content to a printer.

PrintPreview

CTRL+F2

Displays a preview of the content to be printed.

Redo

CTRL+Y, CTRL+SHIFT+Y, CTRL+SHIFT+Z

Performs redo operations.

Replace

CTRL+H

Replaces the text specified in the Find What field with the field in Find and Replace window.

Save

CTRL+S

Saves the text in the EditControl to a file. It displays the SaveFileDialog to enter the name and location to save the file.

SaveAs

N/A

Allows the user to save the file under a new name or location.

Search

F3

Finds the text specified in the last search, without opening the Find and Replace window.

SearchInSelected

CTRL+F3

Finds the text specified in the last search within the selected text, without opening the Find and Replace window.

SelectAll

CTRL+A

Selects all the text in EditControl.

ShowIntellisense

CTRL+SPACE, CTRL+J

Displays the provided IntellisensePopup if the IntelliSense items are not empty.

UncommentSelection

CTRL+K+U

Removes the comment Lexem from individual or selected lines.

Undo

CTRL+Z

Performs undo operations.