TextExportOptionsBase.Separator Property

Gets or sets the symbol(s) to separate text elements when a document is exported to a Text-based file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v19.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual string Separator { get; set; }

VB.NET

<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property Separator As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String containing the symbol(s) which will be used to separate text elements in the created Text-based file.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to Separator
Cross-Platform Class Library	ExportOptions	.Csv.Separator
WPF Controls	ExportOptionsContainer	.Csv.Separator

Remarks

In addition to the Separator property, use the TextExportOptionsBase.QuoteStringsWithSeparators property to specify whether strings with separators should be enclosed into quotation marks.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-export-a-report-to-text-format-e23/CS/Form1.cs#L34

txtOptions.Encoding = Encoding.Unicode;
txtOptions.Separator = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ListSeparator.ToString();

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-export-a-report-to-text-format-e23/VB/Form1.vb#L22

txtOptions.Encoding = Encoding.Unicode
txtOptions.Separator = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ListSeparator.ToString()