Use XamlReader to read Xaml xml file
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="FlowDocReader Load/Save Sample" Width="640" Height="480">
<StackPanel>
<FlowDocumentReader Name="FlowDocRdr" Grid.Row="1"/>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Markup;
namespace WpfApplication1
{
public partial class Window1 : Window
{
public Window1()
{
InitializeComponent();
FlowDocument content = null;
OpenFileDialog openFile = new OpenFileDialog();
openFile.Filter = "FlowDocument Files (*.xaml)|*.xaml|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
if (openFile.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
FileStream xamlFile = openFile.OpenFile() as FileStream;
if (xamlFile == null) return;
else
{
try
{
content = XamlReader.Load(xamlFile) as FlowDocument;
if (content == null)
throw(new XamlParseException("The specified file could not be loaded as a FlowDocument."));
}
catch (XamlParseException e)
{
String error = "There was a problem parsing the specified file:\n\n";
error += openFile.FileName;
error += "\n\nException details:\n\n";
error += e.Message;
System.Windows.MessageBox.Show(error);
return;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
String error = "There was a problem loading the specified file:\n\n";
error += openFile.FileName;
error += "\n\nException details:\n\n";
error += e.Message;
System.Windows.MessageBox.Show(error);
return;
}
FlowDocRdr.Document = content;
}
}
}
}
}
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