MailMergeOptions.DataSource Property

Gets or sets the data source for the mail merge.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v20.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

object DataSource { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object	An object that represents the data source from which the merged data is retrieved.

Remarks

The following data sources are supported:

• System.Collections.IList;
• System.Collections.ArrayList;
• System.Data.DataTable.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

word-document-api-create-master-detail-report/CS/MasterDetailExample/MergeProcessor.cs#L142

MailMergeOptions options = ordersRichEdit.CreateMailMergeOptions();
options.DataSource = dataDetailedForOrders;
options.MergeMode = MergeMode.JoinTables;

how-to-implement-mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol-e1680/CS/MailMerge/Form1.cs#L52

MailMergeOptions myMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
myMergeOptions.DataSource = new SampleData();
myMergeOptions.FirstRecordIndex = 1;

VB.NET

word-document-api-create-master-detail-report/VB/MasterDetailExample/MergeProcessor.vb#L132

Dim options As MailMergeOptions = ordersRichEdit.CreateMailMergeOptions()
options.DataSource = dataDetailedForOrders
options.MergeMode = MergeMode.JoinTables

how-to-implement-mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol-e1680/VB/MailMerge/Form1.vb#L45

Dim myMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
myMergeOptions.DataSource = New SampleData()
myMergeOptions.FirstRecordIndex = 1