SubDocument.GetOpenDocumentBytes(DocumentRange) Method

Exports the content of the specified document range as a document in Open Document (ODT) format and returns a byte array with this document.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.1.Core.dll

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

Declaration

C#

byte[] GetOpenDocumentBytes(
    DocumentRange range
)

VB.NET

Function GetOpenDocumentBytes(
    range As DocumentRange
) As Byte()

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
range	DocumentRange	The range to convert to ODT format.

Returns

Type	Description
Byte[]	An array of bytes that is the document content in ODT format.

Remarks

If you work with a selection range, make sure that the GetDocmBytes method is enclosed with the DocumentRange.BeginUpdateDocument - DocumentRange.EndUpdateDocument method pair. Otherwise, an incorrect document model might be selected, and the “Error: specified document position or range belongs to other document or subdocument” exception is thrown.

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