MergeFieldName.DisplayName Property

Gets or sets the name of the field for display in a drop-down list of merged fields available in a Rich Editor’s bar or Ribbon UI.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

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

Declaration

C#

public string DisplayName { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DisplayName As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string that is the display name of the field.

Remarks

The DisplayName specifies an informative, descriptive name used to create a mail merge template. This name is used by the InsertMergeFieldCommand command to construct a drop-down list in editor’s bar or Ribbon UI.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

web-forms-customize-merge-field-names/CS/handle-customizemergefields-event/Default.aspx.cs#L25

{
    if (field.Name == "ProductID") field.DisplayName = "ID of Product";
    else if (field.Name == "ProductName") field.DisplayName = "Name of Product";

winforms-richedit-customize-merge-fields/CS/Form1.cs#L31

private static void ChangeDisplayName(MergeFieldName mfn) {
    mfn.DisplayName += " (field)";
}

VB.NET

web-forms-customize-merge-field-names/VB/handle-customizemergefields-event/Default.aspx.vb#L19

If Equals(field.Name, "ProductID") Then
    field.DisplayName = "ID of Product"
ElseIf Equals(field.Name, "ProductName") Then

winforms-richedit-customize-merge-fields/VB/Form1.vb#L29

Private Shared Sub ChangeDisplayName(ByVal mfn As MergeFieldName)
    mfn.DisplayName += " (field)"
End Sub