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CommentCollection.Create(String, DateTime, Comment) Method

Creates a nested comment with the specified author’s name and creation date.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

#Declaration

Comment Create(
    string author,
    DateTime date,
    Comment parentComment
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
author String

A String value that sets the Comment.Author property.

date DateTime

A DateTime object that is the comment creation date.

parentComment Comment

A Comment object that is the parent comment.

#Returns

Type Description
Comment

A Comment object that is the nested comment.

#Remarks

The created comment is added to the SubDocument.Comments collection automatically .

#Example

View Example

static void CreateNestedComment(RichEditDocumentServer wordProcessor) {
    // Load a document from a file.
    wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Documents\\Grimm.docx", DocumentFormat.OpenXml);

    // Access a document.
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;

    if (document.Comments.Count > 1)
    {
        // Create a new comment nested in the parent comment.
        Comment newComment = document.Comments.Create("Vicars Anny", document.Comments[1]);
        newComment.Date = DateTime.Now;
        SubDocument commentDocument = newComment.BeginUpdate();
        commentDocument.InsertText(commentDocument.Range.Start, "I agree");
        newComment.EndUpdate(commentDocument);
    }
}
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