ContentControlRichText Interface

Rich text content control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public interface ContentControlRichText :
    ContentControlBase

VB.NET

Public Interface ContentControlRichText
    Inherits ContentControlBase

Related API Members

The following members return ContentControlRichText objects:

• ContentControlCollection.InsertRichTextControl(DocumentPosition)

Remarks

Create a Rich Text Content Control

The code sample below creates a rich text content control:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer()) {

    wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Content Controls.docx");
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    var contentControls = document.ContentControls;

    // Insert a form to enter a name:
    var namePosition = document.CreatePosition(document.Paragraphs[0].Range.End.ToInt() - 1);    
    var nameControl = contentControls.InsertRichTextControl(namePosition);

    // Insert a text to a content control:
    var nameTextPosition = document.CreatePosition(nameControl.Range.Start.ToInt() + 1);
    document.InsertText(nameTextPosition, "Click to enter a name");
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Using wordProcessor = New RichEditDocumentServer()

  wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Content Controls.docx")
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  Dim contentControls = document.ContentControls

  ' Insert a form to enter a name:
  Dim namePosition = document.CreatePosition(document.Paragraphs(0).Range.End.ToInt() - 1)
  Dim nameControl = contentControls.InsertRichTextControl(namePosition)

  ' Insert a text to a content control:
  Dim nameTextPosition = document.CreatePosition(nameControl.Range.Start.ToInt() + 1)
  document.InsertText(nameTextPosition, "Click to enter a name")
End Using

Access Rich Text Content Controls

The SubDocument.ContentControls property returns all content controls in a document. Use the ContentControlBase.ControlType property to determine the content control type.

The code sample below retrieves all rich text controls in a document:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer()) {

    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    var contentControls = document.ContentControls;

    var richTextControls = document.ContentControls.Where(contentControl => contentControl.ControlType == ContentControlType.RichText).Cast<ContentControlRichText>();

    foreach (ContentControlRichText richTextControl in richTextControls)
    {
        // your code here
    }

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor = New RichEditDocumentServer()

  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  Dim contentControls = document.ContentControls

  Dim richTextControls = document.ContentControls.Where(Function(contentControl) contentControl.ControlType = ContentControlType.RichText).Cast(Of ContentControlRichText)()

  For Each richTextControl In richTextControls
    ' your code here
  Next richTextControl

Modify Rich Text Content Controls

Use the ContentControlRichText class properties to change the rich text control parameters. The code sample below retrieves the rich text content control from the first paragraph and changes its border color:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer()) {

    wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Content Controls.docx");
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    var contentControls = document.ContentControls;
    var firstParagraph = document.Paragraphs[0];
    for (var i = 0; i < contentControls.Count; i++)
    {
        if (firstParagraph.Range.Contains(contentControls[i].Range.Start) && contentControls[i].ControlType == ContentControlType.RichText)
        {
            ContentControlRichText richText = (ContentControlRichText)contentControls[i];
            richText.Color = Color.Red;
            break;
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor = New RichEditDocumentServer()

  wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Content Controls.docx")
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  Dim contentControls = document.ContentControls
  Dim firstParagraph = document.Paragraphs(0)
  For i = 0 To contentControls.Count - 1
    If firstParagraph.Range.Contains(contentControls(i).Range.Start) AndAlso contentControls(i).ControlType = ContentControlType.RichText Then
      Dim richText As ContentControlRichText = CType(contentControls(i), ContentControlRichText)
      richText.Color = Color.Red
      Exit For
    End If
  Next i
End Using

Remove Rich Text Content Controls

The ContentControlCollection.Remove method allows you to remove specific content control. You can also specify whether to keep control’s contents when the controls is removed.

The code sample below removes all rich text controls from the document:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer()) {
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    var contentControls = document.ContentControls;

    for (var i = 0; i < contentControls.Count; i++)
    {
        if (contentControls[i].ControlType == ContentControlType.RichText)
        {
            contentControls.Remove(contentControls[i], true);
        }
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor = New RichEditDocumentServer()
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  Dim contentControls = document.ContentControls

  Dim i = 0
  Do While i < contentControls.Count
    If contentControls(i).ControlType = ContentControlType.RichText Then
      contentControls.Remove(contentControls(i), True)
    End If
    i += 1
  Loop
End Using