ReadOnlyCustomMarkCollection.GetByVisualInfo(CustomMarkVisualInfo) Method

Obtains a custom mark by its visual info available in the RichEditControl.CustomMarkDraw event handler.

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#

CustomMark GetByVisualInfo(
    CustomMarkVisualInfo customMarkVisualInfo
)

VB.NET

Function GetByVisualInfo(
    customMarkVisualInfo As CustomMarkVisualInfo
) As CustomMark

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
customMarkVisualInfo	DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Layout.Export.CustomMarkVisualInfo	A DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Layout.Export.CustomMarkVisualInfo object. A collection of such objects is accessible using the RichEditCustomMarkDrawEventArgs.VisualInfoCollection property.

Returns

Type	Description
CustomMark	A CustomMark object that is the target custom mark.

Example

This code snippet illustrates the use of the CustomMarkCollection.Create method and the RichEditControl.CustomMarkDraw event, to add a mark to the selection and draw its visual representation.

View Example

Form1.cs

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Layout.Export;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
        private void btn_Mark_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Document doc = richEditControl1.Document;
            CustomMark m = doc.CustomMarks.Create(doc.Selection.Start, Color.DarkOrange);   
        }

        private void richEditControl1_CustomMarkDraw(object sender, DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditCustomMarkDrawEventArgs e)
        {        
            foreach (CustomMarkVisualInfo info in e.VisualInfoCollection)
            {
                Document doc = richEditControl1.Document;
                CustomMark mark = doc.CustomMarks.GetByVisualInfo(info);
                e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;

                Color curColor = (Color)info.UserData;
                if (mark.Position < doc.Selection.Start) curColor = Color.Green;
                    Pen p = new Pen(curColor, 3);
                    p.StartCap = LineCap.Flat;
                    p.EndCap = LineCap.ArrowAnchor;
                    e.Graphics.DrawLine(p, new Point(0 , info.Bounds.Y), info.Bounds.Location);
            }
        }

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Layout.Export
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
        Private Sub btn_Mark_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btn_Mark.Click
            Dim doc As Document = richEditControl1.Document
            Dim m As CustomMark = doc.CustomMarks.Create(doc.Selection.Start, Color.DarkOrange)
        End Sub

        Private Sub richEditControl1_CustomMarkDraw(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.RichEditCustomMarkDrawEventArgs) Handles richEditControl1.CustomMarkDraw
            For Each info As CustomMarkVisualInfo In e.VisualInfoCollection
                Dim doc As Document = richEditControl1.Document
                Dim mark As CustomMark = doc.CustomMarks.GetByVisualInfo(info)
                e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias

                Dim curColor As Color = CType(info.UserData, Color)
                If mark.Position < doc.Selection.Start Then
                    curColor = Color.Green
                End If
                    Dim p As New Pen(curColor, 3)
                    p.StartCap = LineCap.Flat
                    p.EndCap = LineCap.ArrowAnchor
                    e.Graphics.DrawLine(p, New Point(0, info.Bounds.Y), info.Bounds.Location)
            Next info
        End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-draw-custom-marks-in-the-document-e2590/CS/Form1.cs#L34

Document doc = richEditControl1.Document;
CustomMark mark = doc.CustomMarks.GetByVisualInfo(info);
e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;

how-to-highlight-all-found-word-entries-in-a-document-t202228/CS/RichEdit/Form1.cs#L38

DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.CustomMark mark = this.richEditControl1.Document.CustomMarks.GetByVisualInfo(viewInfo);
Rectangle bounds = table[range];

VB.NET

how-to-draw-custom-marks-in-the-document-e2590/VB/Form1.vb#L35

Dim doc As Document = richEditControl1.Document
Dim mark As CustomMark = doc.CustomMarks.GetByVisualInfo(info)
e.Graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias