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    ContentControlCollection.InsertDropDownListControl(DocumentPosition) Method

    Creates a drop-down list content control at the specified document position.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

    Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.1.Core.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

    #Declaration

    ContentControlDropDownList InsertDropDownListControl(
        DocumentPosition position
    )

    #Parameters

    Name Type Description
    position DocumentPosition

    The document position where the content controls should be located.

    #Returns

    Type Description
    ContentControlDropDownList

    The drop-down list content control.

    #Example

    The code sample below creates a drop down list content controls:

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    using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
    using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
    
    using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer()) {
        Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
        var contentControls = document.ContentControls;
    
        // Insert a drop-down list to select the appointment type:
        var listPosition = document.CreatePosition(document.Paragraphs[2].Range.End.ToInt() - 1);
        var listControl = contentControls.InsertDropDownListControl(listPosition);
    
        // Add items to the drop-down list:
        listControl.AddItem("First Appointment", "First Appointment");
        listControl.AddItem("Follow-Up Appointment", "Follow-Up Appointment");
        listControl.AddItem("Laboratory Results Check", "Laboratory Results Check");
    
        listControl.SelectedItemIndex = 1;
    }
    

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