RichEditControlCompatibility.EnableMSWordCompatibleFieldParser Property

Enables changing parsing rules for nested fields.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
public static bool EnableMSWordCompatibleFieldParser { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
Public Shared Property EnableMSWordCompatibleFieldParser As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	True, to parse and evaluate nested fields in a way similar to MS Word; otherwise, false to use the legacy parser.

Remarks

The following table illustrates how the nested fields within the IF field are parsed and evaluated with different EnableMSWordCompatibleFieldParser settings. The document has the DocumentProperties.Creator property set to “Jack the Rabbit” and the DocumentProperties.Title property set to “The Manual of Rabbit Hunting”.

Field Code	Field Result if EnableMSWordCompatibleFieldParser = true	Field Result if EnableMSWordCompatibleFieldParser = false