Field.Update() Method

Updates the result of the field.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v21.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

void Update()

VB.NET

Sub Update

Remarks

Use the FieldCollection.Update method to update all fields in specific parts of a document (main body, text box, header, footer, comment, footnote, and endnote). The Document.UpdateAllFields method allows you to update all fields in the document.

The code sample below updates the first field in the main document body.

C#

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

using (RichEditDocumentServer wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    // Access a document.
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    //...
    // Update a field.
    document.Fields[0].Update();
}

VB.NET

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

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
  ' Access a document.
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  '...
  ' Update a field. 
  document.Fields(0).Update()
End Using

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-table-of-contents-practical-guide/CS/Form1.cs#L99

    Document.InsertSection(field.Range.End);
    field.Update();
}

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-table-of-contents-practical-guide/VB/Form1.vb#L91

    Document.InsertSection(field.Range.End)
    field.Update()
End Sub