Inserts a text box.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v19.2.Core.dll
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pos | DocumentPosition | The position of a text box's anchor. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pos | DocumentPosition | The position of a text box's anchor. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pos | DocumentPosition | The position of a text box's anchor. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Shape | A shape with a text. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Shape | A shape with a text. |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Shape | A shape with a text. |
The InsertTextBox method positions a floating text box at the beginning of the first paragraph on the page that contains the floating object's anchor.
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/word-processing-document-api-examples-t418535
Document document = server.Document;
document.AppendText("Line One\nLine Two\nLine Three");
Shape myTextBox = document.Shapes.InsertTextBox(document.CreatePosition(15));
myTextBox.HorizontalAlignment = ShapeHorizontalAlignment.Center;
// Specify the text box background color.
myTextBox.Fill.Color = System.Drawing.Color.WhiteSmoke;
// Draw a border around the text box.
myTextBox.Line.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
myTextBox.Line.Thickness = 1;
// Modify text box content.
SubDocument textBoxDocument = myTextBox.TextBox.Document;
textBoxDocument.AppendText("TextBox Text");
CharacterProperties cp = textBoxDocument.BeginUpdateCharacters(textBoxDocument.Range.Start, 7);
cp.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Orange;
cp.FontSize = 24;
textBoxDocument.EndUpdateCharacters(cp);
Dim document As Document = server.Document
document.AppendText("Line One" & vbLf & "Line Two" & vbLf & "Line Three")
Dim myTextBox As Shape = document.Shapes.InsertTextBox(document.CreatePosition(15))
myTextBox.HorizontalAlignment = ShapeHorizontalAlignment.Center
' Specify the text box background color.
myTextBox.Fill.Color = System.Drawing.Color.WhiteSmoke
' Draw a border around the text box.
myTextBox.Line.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Black
myTextBox.Line.Thickness = 1
' Modify text box content.
Dim textBoxDocument As SubDocument = myTextBox.TextBox.Document
textBoxDocument.AppendText("TextBox Text")
Dim cp As CharacterProperties = textBoxDocument.BeginUpdateCharacters(textBoxDocument.Range.Start, 7)
cp.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Orange
cp.FontSize = 24
textBoxDocument.EndUpdateCharacters(cp)