RichEditBehaviorOptions.TabMarker Property

Specifies which character(s) to insert when pressing the TAB key.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v19.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue("\t")]
public virtual string TabMarker { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(vbTab)>
Public Overridable Property TabMarker As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	" "	A String value, specifying the character(s) to insert when the TAB key has been pressed.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to TabMarker
WinForms Controls	SnapControlOptions	.Behavior.TabMarker
	RepositoryItemRichTextEdit	.OptionsBehavior.TabMarker
	RichEditControlOptions	.Behavior.TabMarker
WPF Controls	RichEditControlOptions	.Behavior.TabMarker
Office File API	RichEditControlOptionsBase	.Behavior.TabMarker
ASP.NET Web Forms Controls	ASPxRichEditSettings	.Behavior.TabMarker

Remarks

Use the TabMarker property when performing text indentation by using non-default TAB characters (2-4 spaces for a program source code text, asterisks or underscores in some special cases).

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the TabMarker property.

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C#

how-to-use-api-to-set-tab-stops-tab-leading-characters-and-the-tab-marker-e3081/CS/TabStops/Form1.cs#L43

    string s = textEdit1.Text.Replace("\\t","\t");
    richEditControl1.Options.Behavior.TabMarker = s ;
}

VB.NET

how-to-use-api-to-set-tab-stops-tab-leading-characters-and-the-tab-marker-e3081/VB/TabStops/Form1.vb#L41

    Dim s As String = textEdit1.Text.Replace("\t",Constants.vbTab)
    richEditControl1.Options.Behavior.TabMarker = s
End If