Document.GetSection(DocumentPosition) Method

Gets the section encompassing the specified position.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

Declaration

C#

Section GetSection(
    DocumentPosition pos
)

VB.NET

Function GetSection(
    pos As DocumentPosition
) As Section

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
pos	DocumentPosition	A DocumentPosition instance representing the position in the document.

Returns

Type	Description
Section	A Section object representing a section containing the position.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-add-remove-a-specific-watermark-only-for-a-particular-section-of-the-richeditcontrols-e4901/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L60

public Section GetCurrentSection() {
    return richEditControl1.Document.GetSection(richEditControl1.Document.CaretPosition);
}

how-to-obtain-a-specific-section-content-e4682/CS/Form1.cs#L20

Section currentSection = document.GetSection(document.CaretPosition);
Paragraph currentParagraph = document.Paragraphs.Get(document.CaretPosition);

VB.NET

how-to-add-remove-a-specific-watermark-only-for-a-particular-section-of-the-richeditcontrols-e4901/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.vb#L62

Public Function GetCurrentSection() As Section
    Return richEditControl1.Document.GetSection(richEditControl1.Document.CaretPosition)
End Function

how-to-obtain-a-specific-section-content-e4682/VB/Form1.vb#L22

Dim currentSection As Section = document.GetSection(document.CaretPosition)
Dim currentParagraph As Paragraph = document.Paragraphs.Get(document.CaretPosition)