ListLevelProperties.DisplayFormatString Property

Specifies the number format string for the level’s marker.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.1.Core.dll

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

Declaration

C#

string DisplayFormatString { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property DisplayFormatString As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string value that specifies how the level number is displayed.

Remarks

Bulleted List

Specifies a symbol used to mark the list item. Use the ListLevel.CharacterProperties property to specify the desired font to correctly display a numbering symbol.

Numbered List

A number in curling braces {N}, where N is the level index, is substituted with a symbol used to display the level number for a corresponding level.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-richedit-document-api/CS/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/ListActions.cs#L28

//Without this step, the list is considered as numbered
level.DisplayFormatString = "\u00B7";
level.CharacterProperties.FontName = "Symbol";

winforms-richedit-document-api/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/List.cs#L28

//Without this step, the list is considered as numbered
level.DisplayFormatString = "\u00B7";
level.CharacterProperties.FontName = "Symbol";

word-document-api-examples/CS/CodeExamples/ListsActions.cs#L42

// Without this step, the list is considered as numbered.
level.DisplayFormatString = "\u00B7";
level.CharacterProperties.FontName = "Symbol";

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-document-api/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/List.vb#L24

'Without this step, the list is considered as numbered
level.DisplayFormatString = "·"
level.CharacterProperties.FontName = "Symbol"

wpf-richedit-document-api/VB/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/ListActions.vb#L25

'Without this step, the list is considered as numbered
level.DisplayFormatString = ChrW(&H00B7).ToString()
level.CharacterProperties.FontName = "Symbol"

word-document-api-examples/VB/CodeExamples/ListsActions.vb#L37

' Without this step, the list is considered as numbered.
level.DisplayFormatString = "·"
level.CharacterProperties.FontName = "Symbol"