MailMergeOptions.MergeMode Property

Gets or sets how the merged ranges are delimited in the resulting document.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

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

Declaration

C#

MergeMode MergeMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property MergeMode As MergeMode

Property Value

Type	Description
MergeMode	An enumeration value that indicates the delimiter.

Available values:

Name	Description
NewParagraph	Specifies that the next merged range starts with a new paragraph.
NewSection	Specifies that the next merged range starts with a new section. The section break type is obtained from the previous section break or set to the NextPageby default. For headers and footers, it is the only allowed option.
JoinTables	Enables you to join rows, which result from a mail merge involving a table with merged fields, into a whole table.

Remarks

If a merge field is located in a document’s header or footer, the MergeMode should be set to MergeMode.NewSection for proper operation.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

word-document-api-create-master-detail-report/CS/MasterDetailExample/MergeProcessor.cs#L108

// Do not specify this option if calculated fields are not within table cells.
options.MergeMode = MergeMode.JoinTables;
// Provide a procedure for further processing.

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/CS/MailMerge/Form1.cs#L29

myMergeOptions.LastRecordIndex = 3;
myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection;

winforms-richedit-master-detail-mail-merge-essentials/CS/Form1.cs#L23

MailMergeOptions mailMergeOptions = richEditCategoryTemplate.CreateMailMergeOptions();
mailMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph;

how-to-use-images-in-richedit-mail-merge/CS/Form1.cs#L44

MailMergeOptions options = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
options.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection;
string fileName = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + @"\..\..\MailMergeResult.rtf";

winforms-richedit-use-calculatedocumentvariable-event-to-insert-formatted-content/CS/Form1.cs#L34

MailMergeOptions myMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions();
myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph;

VB.NET

word-document-api-create-master-detail-report/VB/MasterDetailExample/MergeProcessor.vb#L101

' Do not specify this option if calculated fields are not within table cells.
options.MergeMode = MergeMode.JoinTables
' Provide a procedure for further processing.

mail-merge-in-a-richeditcontrol/VB/MailMerge/Form1.vb#L26

myMergeOptions.LastRecordIndex = 3
myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection

winforms-richedit-master-detail-mail-merge-essentials/VB/Form1.vb#L22

Dim mailMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditCategoryTemplate.CreateMailMergeOptions()
mailMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph
richEditCategoryTemplate.MailMerge(mailMergeOptions, richEditResult)

how-to-use-images-in-richedit-mail-merge/VB/Form1.vb#L36

Dim options As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
options.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewSection
Dim fileName As String = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() & "\..\..\MailMergeResult.rtf"

winforms-richedit-use-calculatedocumentvariable-event-to-insert-formatted-content/VB/Form1.vb#L27

Dim myMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditControl1.Document.CreateMailMergeOptions()
myMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph
Dim server As RichEditDocumentServer = New RichEditDocumentServer()