ShapeFormat.HasText Property

Indicates whether a shape contains text.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

bool HasText { get; }

VB.NET

ReadOnly Property HasText As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the shape has text; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the following properties to determine whether a drawing object is a text box:

• DrawingObject.Type is Shape;

• ShapeFormat.HasText returns true.

The example below displays borders around all text boxes in the document.

C#

Document document = richEditControl.Document;
document.LoadDocument("FirstLook.docx", DocumentFormat.Docx);
foreach (Shape s in document.Shapes)
{
    if (s.Type == ShapeType.Shape && s.ShapeFormat.HasText)
    {
        s.Line.Fill.SetSolidFill(Color.DeepSkyBlue);
        s.Line.Thickness = 3;
    }
}

VB.NET

Dim document As Document = richEditControl.Document
document.LoadDocument("FirstLook.docx", DocumentFormat.Docx)
For Each s As Shape In document.Shapes
    If s.Type = ShapeType.Shape AndAlso s.ShapeFormat.HasText Then
        s.Line.Fill.SetSolidFill(Color.DeepSkyBlue)
        s.Line.Thickness = 3
    End If
Next s

Use the ShapeCollection.InsertTextBox method to add a text box to a document.