ShapeCollection.InsertTextBox(DocumentPosition, RectangleF) Method

Inserts a text box at the specified position in the document.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v23.2.Core.dll

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

Declaration

C#

Shape InsertTextBox(
    DocumentPosition pos,
    RectangleF bounds
)

VB.NET

Function InsertTextBox(
    pos As DocumentPosition,
    bounds As RectangleF
) As Shape

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
pos	DocumentPosition	The position of the text box’s anchor.
bounds	RectangleF	An object that specifies the text box’s size and location (relative to the top and left edges of the page). The Document.Unit property defines the measurement units.

Returns

Type	Description
Shape	The text box embedded in the document.

Remarks

Use the Shape.ShapeFormat.TextBox.Document property to access and modify text box content.

The example below creates a text box and places it on the page as follows:

• the absolute horizontal position is 1.5 inches to the right of the page;

• the absolute vertical position is one inch below the page.

C#

Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
document.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Inch;
// Create a text box.
Shape myTextBox = document.Shapes.InsertTextBox(document.Range.Start, new RectangleF(1.5f, 1f, 1.5f, 0.5f));
// 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.ShapeFormat.TextBox.Document;
textBoxDocument.AppendText("Text box");
CharacterProperties cp = textBoxDocument.BeginUpdateCharacters(textBoxDocument.Range.Start, 4);
cp.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Orange;
cp.FontSize = 24;
textBoxDocument.EndUpdateCharacters(cp);

VB.NET

Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
document.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Inch
' Create a text box.
Dim myTextBox As Shape = document.Shapes.InsertTextBox(document.Range.Start, New RectangleF(1.5F, 1F, 1.5F, 0.5F))
' 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.ShapeFormat.TextBox.Document
textBoxDocument.AppendText("Text box")
Dim cp As CharacterProperties = textBoxDocument.BeginUpdateCharacters(textBoxDocument.Range.Start, 4)
cp.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Orange
cp.FontSize = 24
textBoxDocument.EndUpdateCharacters(cp)