TextEditBase.Text Property

Gets or sets the editor’s text. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public string Text { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Text As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A String value that specifies the editor’s text.

Remarks

Use the BaseEdit.DisplayText property to obtain the actual text the editor displays (for example, with the formatting or culture settings).

The Text property is a string value. The BaseEdit.EditValue property value’s type is the object’s type and corresponds to the current setting (MaskType, EditValueType, etc.).

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-reporting-create-a-document-sections-based-on-the-input-values/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L21

<DataTemplate x:Key="reportFooterTemplate">
    <dxe:TextEdit Text="{Binding Path=Content.EditValue}" FontSize="20.25pt" Width="584" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" IsPrintingMode="True" />
</DataTemplate>

reporting-wpf-stretch-detail-area-to-fill-the-page/CS/Window1.xaml#L14

<DataTemplate x:Key="pageHeader">
    <dxe:TextEdit Text="This is a page header" Background="LightGray" Height="{StaticResource pageHeaderHeight}" />
</DataTemplate>

how-to-invoke-the-default-appointment-recurrence-dialog-from-a-custom-edit-appointment-form-e3796/CS/WpfApplication1/CustomAppointmentForm.xaml#L42

Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"
Text="{Binding Controller.Subject}"/>

reporting-wpf-use-collectionview-link/CS/Window1.xaml#L12

<DataTemplate x:Key="monthNameTemplate">
    <dxe:TextEdit Text="{Binding Path=Content.Name, Mode=OneWay}" />
</DataTemplate>

wpf-docklayoutmanager-move-a-layout-item-in-code/CS/DockLayoutManager_MoveItem/Window1.xaml#L23

<dxdo:LayoutControlItem x:Name="layoutItemEditor1">
    <dxe:ButtonEdit x:Name="editor1" Text="(555) 123 45 67 89" />
</dxdo:LayoutControlItem>