Comment Interface

A comment in the document - a text note that is attached to a DocumentRange.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v23.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

[ComVisible(true)]
public interface Comment

VB.NET

<ComVisible(True)>
Public Interface Comment

Related API Members

The following members return Comment objects:

• Comment.ParentComment
• CommentCollection.Create(DocumentPosition, Int32, String, DateTime)
• CommentCollection.Create(DocumentPosition, Int32, String)
• CommentCollection.Create(DocumentRange, String, DateTime)
• CommentCollection.Create(DocumentRange, String)
• CommentCollection.Create(String, Comment)
• CommentCollection.Create(String, DateTime, Comment)
• CommentCollection.Item[String]
• CommentEditingEventArgs.Comment
• LayoutComment.GetDocumentComment()

Remarks

Comments are contained in the CommentCollection, which is accessed by the SubDocument.Comments property.

Use the CommentCollection.Create to create a new comment with the specified settings.

Note

When the user adds a comment from the User Interface, the comment’s author is obtained from the CommentOptions.Author property.

Example

View Example

CommentsActions.cs

Document document = server.Document;
server.LoadDocument("Documents\\Grimm.docx", DocumentFormat.OpenXml);
DocumentRange docRange = document.Paragraphs[2].Range;
string commentAuthor = "Johnson Alphonso D";
document.Comments.Create(docRange, commentAuthor, DateTime.Now);

CommentsActions.vb

Dim document As Document = server.Document
server.LoadDocument("Documents\Grimm.docx", DocumentFormat.OpenXml)
Dim docRange As DocumentRange = document.Paragraphs(2).Range
Dim commentAuthor As String = "Johnson Alphonso D"
document.Comments.Create(docRange, commentAuthor, Date.Now)