Document.TableStyles Property

Provides access to a collection of styles defined for tables in the document.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

Declaration

C#

TableStyleCollection TableStyles { get; }

VB.NET

ReadOnly Property TableStyles As TableStyleCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
TableStyleCollection	A TableStyleCollection object containing table styles.

Example

The following code creates a new table style from scratch, creates a table and applies a new style to a newly created table.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/winforms-richedit-document-api-e5219

Table.vb

document.BeginUpdate()
' Create a new table style.
Dim tStyleMain As TableStyle = document.TableStyles.CreateNew()
' Specify style characteristics.
tStyleMain.AllCaps = True
tStyleMain.FontName = "Segoe Condensed"
tStyleMain.FontSize = 14
tStyleMain.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center
tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideHorizontalBorder.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Dotted
tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideVerticalBorder.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Dotted
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Top.LineThickness = 1.5F
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Top.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Left.LineThickness = 1.5F
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Left.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Bottom.LineThickness = 1.5F
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Bottom.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Right.LineThickness = 1.5F
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Right.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double
tStyleMain.CellBackgroundColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightBlue
tStyleMain.TableLayout = TableLayoutType.Fixed
tStyleMain.Name = "MyTableStyle"
'Add the style to the document.
document.TableStyles.Add(tStyleMain)
document.EndUpdate()
document.BeginUpdate()
' Create a table.
Dim table As Table = document.Tables.Create(document.Range.Start, 3, 3)
table.TableLayout = TableLayoutType.Fixed
table.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4.5F)
table(1, 1).PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
table(1, 1).PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5F)
' Apply a previously defined style.
table.Style = tStyleMain
document.EndUpdate()

document.InsertText(table(1, 1).Range.Start, "STYLED")

Table.cs

document.BeginUpdate();
// Create a new table style.
TableStyle tStyleMain = document.TableStyles.CreateNew();
// Specify style characteristics.
tStyleMain.AllCaps = true;
tStyleMain.FontName = "Segoe Condensed";
tStyleMain.FontSize = 14;
tStyleMain.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideHorizontalBorder.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Dotted;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideVerticalBorder.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Dotted;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Top.LineThickness = 1.5f;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Top.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Left.LineThickness = 1.5f;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Left.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Bottom.LineThickness = 1.5f;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Bottom.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Right.LineThickness = 1.5f;
tStyleMain.TableBorders.Right.LineStyle = TableBorderLineStyle.Double;
tStyleMain.CellBackgroundColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightBlue;
tStyleMain.TableLayout = TableLayoutType.Fixed;
tStyleMain.Name = "MyTableStyle";
//Add the style to the document.
document.TableStyles.Add(tStyleMain);
document.EndUpdate();
document.BeginUpdate();
// Create a table.
Table table = document.Tables.Create(document.Range.Start, 3, 3);
table.TableLayout = TableLayoutType.Fixed;
table.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table.PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(4.5f);
table[1, 1].PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
table[1, 1].PreferredWidth = DevExpress.Office.Utils.Units.InchesToDocumentsF(1.5f);
// Apply a previously defined style.
table.Style = tStyleMain;
document.EndUpdate();

document.InsertText(table[1, 1].Range.Start, "STYLED");

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

table-api-creating-table-a-simple-example-e3242/CS/Walkthrough_Creating_Table/Form1.cs#L73

// Apply a style to the table
tbl.Style = doc.TableStyles["MyTableGridNumberEight"];
// Specify right and left paddings equal to 0.08 inches for all cells in a table

table-api-how-to-create-a-multiplication-table-in-code-e3231/CS/Table_API_Example/Form1.cs#L58

{
    TableStyle tStyleMain = doc.TableStyles.CreateNew();
    tStyleMain.AllCaps = true;

dxrichedit-for-wpf-table-api-how-to-create-a-multiplication-table-in-code-e3296/CS/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L22

private static void ApplyStyles(Document doc, Table _table, TableRow header_Row) {
    _table.Style = doc.TableStyles["MyTableStyle"];
    foreach (Paragraph p in doc.Paragraphs.Get(header_Row.Range)) {

VB.NET

table-api-creating-table-a-simple-example-e3242/VB/Walkthrough_Creating_Table/Form1.vb#L70

' Apply a style to the table
tbl.Style = doc.TableStyles("MyTableGridNumberEight")
' Specify right and left paddings equal to 0.08 inches for all cells in a table

table-api-how-to-create-a-multiplication-table-in-code-e3231/VB/Table_API_Example/Form1.vb#L55

Private Sub CreateTableStyles(ByVal doc As Document)
    Dim tStyleMain As TableStyle = doc.TableStyles.CreateNew()
    tStyleMain.AllCaps = True

dxrichedit-for-wpf-table-api-how-to-create-a-multiplication-table-in-code-e3296/VB/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L24

Private Shared Sub ApplyStyles(ByVal doc As Document, ByVal _table As Table, ByVal header_Row As TableRow)
    _table.Style = doc.TableStyles("MyTableStyle")
    For Each p As Paragraph In doc.Paragraphs.Get(header_Row.Range)