IFieldsSettings Interface

Declares field settings.

Declaration

export interface IFieldsSettings

Properties

createHyperlinkTooltip Property

Allows you to implement a custom tooltip for a hyperlink.

Declaration

createHyperlinkTooltip?: (hyperlinkTooltip: string, hint: string) => string

Property Value

Type	Description
(hyperlinkTooltip: string, hint: string) => string	A function that specifies the tooltip text. The hyperlinkTooltip parameter contains a hyperlink's tooltip text. The hint parameter contains the tooltip hint (default value: \n Ctrl + Click to follow link)

Remarks

JS

const options = DevExpress.RichEdit.createOptions();
options.readOnly = true;
options.fields.openHyperlinkOnClick = true;
options.fields.createHyperlinkTooltip = function(hyperlinkTooltip, hint) {
  return (hyperlinkTooltip + "\nClick to follow link")
};

defaultDateFormat Property

Specifies the format of the DATE field added by a UI command.

Declaration

defaultDateFormat?: string

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The date format.

Remarks

Users can select the Mail Merge | Create Field | DATE command to insert the DATE field.

Use the defaultDateFormat property to specify the default format for the inserted field.

JS

options.fields.defaultDateFormat = "dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy";
options.fields.defaultTimeFormat = "'Current time is ' h:mm am/pm";

defaultTimeFormat Property

Specifies the format of the TIME field added by a UI command.

Declaration

defaultTimeFormat?: string

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The time format.

Remarks

Users can select the Mail Merge | Create Field | TIME command to insert the TIME field.

Use the defaultTimeFormat property to specify the default format for the inserted field.

JS

options.fields.defaultDateFormat = "dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy";
options.fields.defaultTimeFormat = "'Current time is ' h:mm am/pm";

keepHyperlinkResultForInvalidReference Property

Specifies whether to delete the result of a hyperlink whose target location is not specified.

Declaration

keepHyperlinkResultForInvalidReference?: boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
boolean	true to keep results of all hyperlinks; false to delete the result of a hyperlink whose target location is not specified.

Remarks

The Code part of a hyperlink field has the following syntax: { HYPERLINK "location" }. The location property specifies which bookmark, URL, or e-mail address this hyperlink refers to.

The Rich Text Editor deletes the Result part of a hyperlink whose location property is empty. Set the keepHyperlinkResultForInvalidReference property to true to keep results of all hyperlinks.

JS

const options = DevExpress.RichEdit.createOptions();
options.fields.keepHyperlinkResultForInvalidReference = true;
// ...
const richEdit = DevExpress.RichEdit.create(richContainer, options);

openHyperlinkOnClick Property

Specifies whether a hyperlink can be opened on a click.

Declaration

openHyperlinkOnClick?: boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
boolean	true to open a hyperlink on a click, false to open a hyperlink on a click while pressing the CTRL key.

Remarks

JS

const options = DevExpress.RichEdit.createOptions();
options.readOnly = true;
options.fields.openHyperlinkOnClick = true;
options.fields.createHyperlinkTooltip = function(hyperlinkTooltip, hint) {
  return (hyperlinkTooltip + "\nClick to follow link")
};

updateFieldsBeforePrint Property

Sets whether the Rich Text Editor updates field values before a documented is printed.

Declaration

updateFieldsBeforePrint?: boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
boolean	true, to update field values; otherwise, false.

updateFieldsOnPaste Property

Sets whether the control updates the value of the field pasted by a user.

Declaration

updateFieldsOnPaste?: boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
boolean	true, to update field values; otherwise, false.