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ASPxClientTextEdit.SetText(text) Method

Sets the text to be displayed within the editor.

#Declaration

TypeScript
SetText(
    text: string
): void

#Parameters

Name Type Description
text string

A string value specifying the text to be displayed within the editor.

#Remarks

Note

The SetText method HTML encodes the specified text.

#Example

The complete sample project is available in the DevExpress Code Central database: How to add buttons to a pop-up window .

<dx:ASPxTextBox ID="ASPxTextBox1" runat="server" Width="170px" ClientInstanceName="txtMain"
    ClientEnabled="False" Text="test message">
</dx:ASPxTextBox>
<dx:ASPxButton ID="ASPxButton1" runat="server" Text="Edit..." AutoPostBack="False">
    <ClientSideEvents Click="function(s, e) { txtPopup.SetText(txtMain.GetText()); popupControl.Show(); }" />
</dx:ASPxButton>
<dx:ASPxPopupControl ID="ASPxPopupControl1" runat="server" ClientInstanceName="popupControl"
    Height="83px" Modal="True" CloseAction="CloseButton" Width="207px" AllowDragging="True"
    PopupHorizontalAlign="WindowCenter" PopupVerticalAlign="WindowCenter">
    <ContentCollection>
        <dx:PopupControlContentControl runat="server">
            Text:<dx:ASPxTextBox ID="ASPxTextBox2" runat="server" Width="170px" ClientInstanceName="txtPopup">
            </dx:ASPxTextBox>
            <br />
            <br />
            <table style="border: none">
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <dx:ASPxButton ID="btnOK" runat="server" AutoPostBack="False" Text="OK" Width="80px"
                            OnClick="btnOK_Click">
                            <ClientSideEvents Click="function(s, e) { popupControl.Hide();
                                    // Processes data on the client
                                    e.processOnServer = true;
                                    // Processes data on the server
                                }" />
                        </dx:ASPxButton>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <dx:ASPxButton ID="btnCancel" runat="server" AutoPostBack="False" ClientInstanceName="btnCancel"
                            Text="Cancel" Width="80px">
                            <ClientSideEvents Click="function(s, e) { popupControl.Hide(); }" />
                        </dx:ASPxButton>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
        </dx:PopupControlContentControl>
    </ContentCollection>
</dx:ASPxPopupControl>
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