SubDocument.GetHtmlText(DocumentRange, IUriProvider, HtmlDocumentExporterOptions) Method

Gets the text contained in the specified range in HTML format.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

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

Declaration

C#

string GetHtmlText(
    DocumentRange range,
    IUriProvider provider,
    HtmlDocumentExporterOptions options
)

VB.NET

Function GetHtmlText(
    range As DocumentRange,
    provider As IUriProvider,
    options As HtmlDocumentExporterOptions
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
range	DocumentRange	A DocumentRange object that is the text range in the document.
provider	IUriProvider	A class that implements the IUriProvider interface and provides methods which return URI for images and CSS data.
options	HtmlDocumentExporterOptions	A HtmlDocumentExporterOptions instance containing various options.

Returns

Type	Description
String	A string of text in HTML format.

Remarks

If the provider parameter is set to null, the method uses a default DataStringUriProvider that embeds images as base64-encoded data. In this situation the options parameter is disregarded.

If you operate with a selection, enclose the GetHtmlText method within a DocumentRange.BeginUpdateDocument - DocumentRange.EndUpdateDocument method pair. Otherwise, you may get an error “Specified document position or range belongs to other document or subdocument“.

To retrieve the section settings, make sure that the range contains the last section’s paragraph. Otherwise, the section settings are reset to the default.

Example

This example demonstrates how to use the DocumentImage.Uri property to set the image’s src attribute when a document is saved in HTML format. You can switch on the HtmlDocumentExporterOptions.EmbedImages option to observe that the custom URI provider is idle for embedded images.

View Example: Retain the Original Image URI in an HTML Document

Form1.cs

using DevExpress.Office.Services;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Export;
using System;
// ...
        private void richEditControl1_DocumentLoaded(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            IUriProviderService service = richEditControl1.GetService<IUriProviderService>();
            if (service != null) {
                service.RegisterProvider(new CustomUriProvider());
            }
        }
        private void richEditControl1_ContentChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ReloadHtml();
        }

        private void ReloadHtml()
        {
            HtmlDocumentExporterOptions exportOptions = new HtmlDocumentExporterOptions();
            exportOptions.EmbedImages = embedImagesCheck.Checked;
            string sText = richEditControl1.Document.GetHtmlText(richEditControl1.Document.Range, new CustomUriProvider(), exportOptions);
            memoEdit1.Text = sText;
        }

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.Office.Services
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Export
Imports System
' ...
        Private Sub richEditControl1_DocumentLoaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles richEditControl1.DocumentLoaded
            Dim service As IUriProviderService = richEditControl1.GetService(Of IUriProviderService)()
            If service IsNot Nothing Then
                service.RegisterProvider(New CustomUriProvider())
            End If
        End Sub

        Private Sub richEditControl1_ContentChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
            ReloadHtml()
        End Sub

        Private Sub ReloadHtml()
            Dim exportOptions As New HtmlDocumentExporterOptions()
            exportOptions.EmbedImages = embedImagesCheck.Checked
            Dim sText As String = richEditControl1.Document.GetHtmlText(richEditControl1.Document.Range, New CustomUriProvider(), exportOptions)
            memoEdit1.Text = sText
        End Sub

CustomUriProvider.cs

using DevExpress.Office.Services;
using DevExpress.Office.Utils;
using System;
// ...
     public class CustomUriProvider : IUriProvider
     {
        public string CreateCssUri(string rootUri, string styleText, string relativeUri)
        {
            return String.Empty;
        }

        public string CreateImageUri(string rootUri, OfficeImage image, string relativeUri)
        {
            return image.Uri;
        }
    }

CustomUriProvider.vb

Imports DevExpress.Office.Services
Imports DevExpress.Office.Utils
Imports System
' ...
    Public Class CustomUriProvider
        Implements IUriProvider

        Public Function CreateCssUri(ByVal rootUri As String, ByVal styleText As String, ByVal relativeUri As String) As String Implements IUriProvider.CreateCssUri
            Return String.Empty
        End Function

        Public Function CreateImageUri(ByVal rootUri As String, ByVal image As OfficeImage, ByVal relativeUri As String) As String Implements IUriProvider.CreateImageUri
            Return image.Uri
        End Function
    End Class

Related GitHub Examples

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Note

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C#

winforms-richedit-save-text-from-a-range-in-different-formats/CS/GetTextMethodsExample/Form1.cs#L93

DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.SubDocument doc = selection.BeginUpdateDocument();
myBrowser.SetHtml(doc.GetHtmlText(selection, null, myExportOptions));
selection.EndUpdateDocument(doc);

how-to-retain-original-image-uri-in-html-document-e3189/CS/HTML_Export_ImageSourceExample/Form1.cs#L30

exportOptions.EmbedImages = embedImagesCheck.Checked;
string sText = richEditControl1.Document.GetHtmlText(richEditControl1.Document.Range, new CustomUriProvider(), exportOptions);
memoEdit1.Text = sText;

how-to-customize-copy-and-paste-commands/CS/RichEditCustomCopyPaste/CustomCommands.cs#L25

try {
    string html = Control.Document.GetHtmlText(Control.Document.Selection, new CustomUriProvider(), richEditControl.Options.Export.Html);
    htmlForClipboard = CF_HTMLHelper.GetHtmlClipboardFormat(html);

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-save-text-from-a-range-in-different-formats/VB/GetTextMethodsExample/Form1.vb#L72

Dim doc As DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native.SubDocument = selection.BeginUpdateDocument()
myBrowser.SetHtml(doc.GetHtmlText(selection, Nothing, myExportOptions))
selection.EndUpdateDocument(doc)

how-to-retain-original-image-uri-in-html-document-e3189/VB/HTML_Export_ImageSourceExample/Form1.vb#L29

exportOptions.EmbedImages = embedImagesCheck.Checked
Dim sText As String = richEditControl1.Document.GetHtmlText(richEditControl1.Document.Range, New CustomUriProvider(), exportOptions)
memoEdit1.Text = sText

how-to-customize-copy-and-paste-commands/VB/CustomCommands.vb#L27

Try
    Dim html As String = Control.Document.GetHtmlText(Control.Document.Selection, New CustomUriProvider(), richEditControl.Options.Export.Html)
    htmlForClipboard = CF_HTMLHelper.GetHtmlClipboardFormat(html)