Mono GTK# Text View - how to get user input?

Question

I am trying to write a rather simple note-taking app for Elementary OS. It is my first time in C#/Mono world. I encoutered this problem.

Is it possible to take input from a Text View? I know how to do it from Entry... but how to get it from Text View?

Answer 1

As opposed to the simpler Entry class for rather short texts, TextView class is structured in a way so the data is stored in a separate data model object. That data model, a text buffer, is accessible by means of the Buffer property .

The TextBuffer.Text property of that object allows you to retrieve or modify the text shown in the TextView . Refer to the example in the TextView docs to see its exemplary use.

Answer 2

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("Test.txt");
sw.Write(textview3.Buffer.Text); //Write textview1 text to file
//textview3.Buffer.Text = "Saved to file !"; //Notify user
sw.Close();