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Asked: 2026-05-23T06:06:52+00:00

Visual Studio displays XML on a special text box which Properly indents the XML

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Visual Studio displays XML on a special text box which

  • Properly indents the XML hierarchy;
  • Angle brackets are blue;
  • Elements are brown;
  • Attributes are red;
  • Strings are blue
  • Comments are green.

Where can I get a special “TextBox” like this, in C#, which is specialized to display XML to use in my code?

Note I don’t need a whole library with a lot of functionalities – all I need is a TextBox that display XML in different colors and indents.

Many thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t think you’ll find a simple textbox as it is rather complex to handle syntax highlighting. A good open-source solution for this that I have used in past is SharpDevelop from ICSharpCode. Part of the full IDE is a textbox-like control that you can use in your own application without the full-blown IDE.

    Another option if you just want to display the XML, without editing, is to display the XML using the web browser, embedded as a user control. Not very light-weight, but definitely possible.

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