Section.DifferentFirstPage Property

Gets or sets whether the header and footer areas of the first page can be different from other pages in the section.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v21.2.Core.dll

Declaration

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VB.NET

bool DifferentFirstPage { get; set; }

Property DifferentFirstPage As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true to enable different settings for the first page; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Set the DifferentFirstPage property to true to display the header/footer of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page of the section. Otherwise, the first page will display the same header/footer as other pages, or the HeaderFooterType.Odd type header/footer if the Document.DifferentOddAndEvenPages property is true.

You can also use the ToggleDifferentFirstPageCommand command to enable/disable different first page.

Example

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HeaderAndFooterActions.cs
HeaderAndFooterActions.vb

Document document = server.Document;
document.AppendSection();
Section firstSection = document.Sections[0];
// Modify the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type.
SubDocument myHeader = firstSection.BeginUpdateHeader(HeaderFooterType.First);
DocumentRange range = myHeader.InsertText(myHeader.CreatePosition(0), " PAGE NUMBER ");
Field fld = myHeader.Fields.Create(range.End, "PAGE \\* ARABICDASH");
myHeader.Fields.Update();
firstSection.EndUpdateHeader(myHeader);
// Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = true;

Dim document As Document = server.Document
document.AppendSection()
Dim firstSection As Section = document.Sections(0)
' Modify the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type.
Dim myHeader As SubDocument = firstSection.BeginUpdateHeader(HeaderFooterType.First)
Dim range As DocumentRange = myHeader.InsertText(myHeader.CreatePosition(0), " PAGE NUMBER ")
Dim fld As Field = myHeader.Fields.Create(range.End, "PAGE \* ARABICDASH")
myHeader.Fields.Update()
firstSection.EndUpdateHeader(myHeader)
' Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = True

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C#
VB.NET

winforms-richedit-document-api-e5219/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooter.cs#L41

// Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = true;
#endregion #ModifyHeader

subdocument-essentials-simple-examples-e2265/CS/SubDocumentExample/Form1.cs#L44

richEditControl1.Document.Sections[0].EndUpdateHeader(doc);
richEditControl1.Document.Sections[0].DifferentFirstPage = true;
#endregion #EditHeader

wpf-richedit-document-api-t213968/CS/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooterActions.cs#L41

// Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = true;
#endregion #ModifyHeader

word-processing-document-api-examples-t418535/CS/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooterActions.cs#L39

// Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = true;
#endregion #ModifyHeader

word-document-api-examples/CS/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooterActions.cs#L59

// Display the header on the first document page.
firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = true;
#endregion #ModifyHeader

winforms-richedit-document-api-e5219/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooter.vb#L38

            ' Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
            firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = True
'            #End Region ' #ModifyHeader

subdocument-essentials-simple-examples-e2265/VB/SubDocumentExample/Form1.vb#L41

            richEditControl1.Document.Sections(0).EndUpdateHeader(doc)
            richEditControl1.Document.Sections(0).DifferentFirstPage = True
'            #End Region ' #EditHeader

wpf-richedit-document-api-t213968/VB/DXRichEditControlAPISample/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooterActions.vb#L36

            ' Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
            firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = True
'            #End Region ' #ModifyHeader

word-processing-document-api-examples-t418535/VB/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooterActions.vb#L37

            ' Display the header of the HeaderFooterType.First type on the first page.
            firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = True
'            #End Region ' #ModifyHeader

word-document-api-examples/VB/CodeExamples/HeaderAndFooterActions.vb#L47

            ' Display the header on the first document page.
            firstSection.DifferentFirstPage = True
#End Region  ' #ModifyHeader

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