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TextBox.HeightRule Property

Gets or sets the rule that determines the text box height.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

#Declaration

TextBoxSizeRule HeightRule { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
TextBoxSizeRule

An enumeration member that specifies how to determine the text box height.

Available values:

Name Description
Auto

Sets the height to fit entire text.

Exact

Sets the height to an exact value specified by the Size property.

#Remarks

The default value of the HeightRule property is TextBoxSizeRule.Auto and the text box is stretched horizontally to fit its content if necessary. If you set the HeightRule property to TextBoxSizeRule.Exact, the text box retains its size as specified by the Size property.

Note

When a text box is resized by an end user, the HeightRule property is set to TextBoxSizeRule.Exact.

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