Document.LoadDocument(Byte[]) Method

Loads a document from a byte array. The file format is determined based on document content.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

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

Declaration

C#

bool LoadDocument(
    byte[] buffer
)

VB.NET

Function LoadDocument(
    buffer As Byte()
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
buffer	Byte[]	A byte array that contains document data.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the document was successfully loaded; otherwise, false.

Remarks

You can use this LoadDocument method overload to load a document stored in an external database.

The built-in IFormatDetectorService service implementation is used to detect the loaded document’s format. The following formats are detected:

• DOC, DOCM, DOTX, DOT, DOTM, DOCX, RTF, HTM, HTML, MHT, XML, FlatOpc, EPUB;

• ODT - non-encrypted files only.

If format detection fails, the InvalidFormatException event fires.

Tip

Use the RichEditDocumentServer.DocumentLoaded, RichEditControl.DocumentLoaded (WinForms), or RichEditControl.DocumentLoaded (WPF) event to determine when you can safely modify the document model. Handle the DocumentLayout.DocumentFormatted event to check document layout-related data and objects.