ParagraphPropertiesBase.OutlineLevel Property

Gets or sets the paragraph’s outline level.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

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

Declaration

C#

int? OutlineLevel { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property OutlineLevel As Integer?

Property Value

Type	Description
Nullable<Int32>	A level number, or null for a mixture of values.

Remarks

Outline levels are used to build a table of contents without changing the appearance of your text.

When a document is exported to HTML, the outline level specifies the tag in which the paragraph is enclosed. Outline levels from1 to 6 results in H1 - H6 tags respectively, paragraphs with outline levels higher than 6 are exported as text enclosed in P tag.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-rich-edit-text-formatting/CS/Text Formatting Example/Form1.cs#L104

chapterStyle.SpacingAfter = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.2f);
chapterStyle.OutlineLevel = 2;

winforms-richedit-table-of-contents-practical-guide/CS/Form1.cs#L121

paragraphStyle.Parent = Document.ParagraphStyles["Normal"];
paragraphStyle.OutlineLevel = level;
Document.ParagraphStyles.Add(paragraphStyle);

VB.NET

winforms-rich-edit-text-formatting/VB/Text Formatting Example/Form1.vb#L99

chapterStyle.SpacingAfter = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.2F)
chapterStyle.OutlineLevel = 2

winforms-richedit-table-of-contents-practical-guide/VB/Form1.vb#L112

paragraphStyle.Parent = Document.ParagraphStyles("Normal")
paragraphStyle.OutlineLevel = level
Document.ParagraphStyles.Add(paragraphStyle)