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TxtDocumentImporterOptions.AutoDetectDelimiter Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to automatically detect a character separating values in the text file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet.Import

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(true)]
public override bool AutoDetectDelimiter { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true, to autodetect a delimiter; otherwise, false.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to AutoDetectDelimiter
WorkbookImportOptions
.Txt .AutoDetectDelimiter

#Remarks

Use the TxtDocumentImporterOptions.MaxRowCountToAutoDetectDelimiter property to specify the number of rows that should be analyzed to automatically detect a character separating values in the text file. The default value is 10.

To explicitly specify a character that separates values in the imported document, use the TxtDocumentImporterOptions.Delimiter property.

If the AutoDetectDelimiter property is false and the TxtDocumentImporterOptions.Delimiter value is not specified, the importer uses a delimiter corresponding to the current culture.

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