TextEdit

• Jan 30, 2019

Overview

The TextEdit control is a simple text editor. It supports all basic text editing features, including selections and built-in context menu.

The TextEdit control offers the following features.

• Optional text wrapping

  Automatic text wrapping allows end-users to display and edit multi-line text fragments. To enable automatic text wrapping, use the TextEdit‘s TextEditBase.TextWrapping property.

• Optional scrollbars

  TextEdit control can display vertical and horizontal scrollbars. To control the scrollbar visibility, use the TextEdit‘s TextEditBase.VerticalScrollBarVisibility and TextEditBase.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility properties.

• Optional null text

  Use the TextEdit‘s BaseEdit.NullText property to specify the null text. The null text is displayed to the user when the text box is empty.

• Common editor features

  Like other DevExpress WPF data editors, TextEdit supports masked user input and the data validation mechanism.

Standalone TextEdit

To add a standalone TextEdit to a Window, drag it from the Toolbox.

The following sample demonstrates how to create a TextEdit using XAML markup.

XAML

<dxe:TextEdit VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" AcceptsReturn="True" NullText="Type your name here..."/>

In-Place TextEdit

To embed a TextEdit into a container control, use the TextEditSettings class.

The following sample demonstrates how to embed a TextEdit into a GridControl column.

XAML

<dxg:GridControl>
    <dxg:GridColumn FieldName="FirstName">
        <dxg:GridColumn.EditSettings>
            <dxe:TextEditSettings/>
        </dxg:GridColumn.EditSettings>
    </dxg:GridColumn>
    <dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:TableView/>
    </dxg:GridControl.View>
</dxg:GridControl>