DXRichEditMailMergeOptions.DataSource Property

Gets or sets the data source of a mail-merge document. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public object DataSource { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DataSource As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object	A Object value, specifying the document data source.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to DataSource
RichEditControl	.MailMergeOptions.DataSource

Remarks

A mail-merge data source can be any object implementing the IList interface.

When connecting to a data source that contains multiple data tables, specify the required data member by using the DXRichEditMailMergeOptions.DataMember property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-customize-the-merge-field-collection-and-perform-mail-merge-using-the-ilist-data-so-t532297/CS/SimpleDataMerge/MainWindow.xaml#L21

<dxre:RichEditControl.MailMergeOptions>
    <dxre:DXRichEditMailMergeOptions ViewMergedData="True" DataSource="{x:Static local:EmployeeData.Employees}" />
</dxre:RichEditControl.MailMergeOptions>