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IdxRichEditSubDocument.Tables Property

Provides access to the collection of tables in the document.

Declaration

property Tables: IdxRichEditTableCollection read;

Property Value

Type Description
IdxRichEditTableCollection

A table collection in a document.

Remarks

Use the Tables property to access and manage all tables in the current document.

Available Options

To create a new table anywhere within the document, call the Tables.Add function. If you need to delete a table, call the Tables.Delete or Tables.Remove procedure.

For detailed information on all available options, refer to the IdxRichEditTableCollection interface description.

Code Example

The following code example creates a table with three rows and three columns at the current caret position and populates all cells in the table:

var
  ADocument: IdxRichEditDocument;
  ATable: IdxRichEditTable;
  I, J: Integer;
begin
  ADocument := dxRichEditControl1.Document;
  ADocument.BeginUpdate;  // Initiates the following batch change
  try
    ATable := ADocument.Tables.Add(ADocument.CaretPosition, 3, 3);
    for I := 0 to ATable.Rows.Count - 1 do
      for J := 0 to ATable.Rows.Self[I].Cells.Count - 1 do
        ADocument.InsertText(ATable.Cell(I, J).Range.Start, 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet');
  finally
    ADocument.EndUpdate;  // Calls EndUpdate regardless of the batch operation's success
  end;
end;

VCL Rich Edit Control: A Table Example

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