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V24.1

OleFormat.ChangeRepresentation(OleObjectRepresentationType, DocumentImageSource) Method

Changes the display style for the OLE object.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

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

Declaration

void ChangeRepresentation(
    OleObjectRepresentationType drawAspect,
    DocumentImageSource presentation
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
drawAspect OleObjectRepresentationType

An enumeration member that specifies how the OLE object should be displayed in the document (as an image or an icon).

presentation DocumentImageSource

An object used to load a new image or icon for the OLE object.

Remarks

The following example shows how to use an icon instead of an image to display an OLE object in the document:

Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
// Insert an OLE object. Link it to an Excel worksheet.
// The OLE object is displayed in the document as an image.
Shape oleObject = document.Shapes.InsertOleObject(document.CreatePosition(1780), @"D:\ExcelWorkbook.xlsx",
    OleObjectType.ExcelWorksheet, DocumentImageSource.FromFile(@"Images\Spreadsheet.png"));

// Display the OLE object as an icon.
oleObject.OleFormat.ChangeRepresentation(OleObjectRepresentationType.Icon, 
    DocumentImageSource.FromFile(@"Images\Excel.ico"));
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