Document.IsEmpty Property

Indicates whether the document is empty, i.e. contains only default content.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

Declaration

C#

bool IsEmpty { get; }

VB.NET

ReadOnly Property IsEmpty As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the document contains only default content; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the IsEmpty property to check if the document contains anything other than the default content supplied when the control is initialized.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-display-specific-grayed-text-nulltext-in-richeditcontrol-when-a-document-is-empty-t430224/CS/RichNullText/Form1.cs#L43

{
    if (control.Document.IsEmpty && !control.Focused)
        this.Canvas.DrawString("NullText", new Font("Calibri", 11), new RichEditBrush(Color.Gray), page.Bounds.Location);

VB.NET

how-to-display-specific-grayed-text-nulltext-in-richeditcontrol-when-a-document-is-empty-t430224/VB/RichNullText/Form1.vb#L39

Public Overrides Sub DrawPage(ByVal page As LayoutPage)
    If control.Document.IsEmpty AndAlso (Not control.Focused) Then
        Me.Canvas.DrawString("NullText", New Font("Calibri", 11), New RichEditBrush(Color.Gray), page.Bounds.Location)