RichEditControl.EncryptedFilePasswordRequested Event

Occurs when the EncryptionPassword property is not set or returns an invalid password.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.RichEdit

Declaration

C#

public event EncryptedFilePasswordRequestedEventHandler EncryptedFilePasswordRequested

VB.NET

Public Event EncryptedFilePasswordRequested As EncryptedFilePasswordRequestedEventHandler

Event Data

The EncryptedFilePasswordRequested event's data class is EncryptedFilePasswordRequestedEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
Cancel	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the event should be canceled. Inherited from CancelEventArgs.
DocumentName	Gets the name of the encrypted document.
Password	Gets or sets the password used to encrypt the document.

Remarks

The EncryptedFilePasswordRequested event allows you to specify a password in code using the Password property. If the given password is empty or invalid, the EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailed event raises.

View Example: Document Encryption (Simple Example)

C#

int tryCount = 4;

private void RichEditControl1_EncryptedFilePasswordRequested(object sender, EncryptedFilePasswordRequestedEventArgs e)
{
    //Count the amount of attempts to enter the password
    if (tryCount > 0)
    {
        tryCount--;
    }
}

private void RichEditControl1_EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailed(object sender, EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailedEventArgs e)
{
    //Analyze the error led to this event
    switch (e.Error)
    {
        case RichEditDecryptionError.PasswordRequired:
            if (tryCount > 0)
            {
                e.TryAgain = true;
                e.Handled = true;
                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("You did not enter the password!", String.Format("{0} attempts left", tryCount));
            }
            else
                e.TryAgain = false;

            break;

        case RichEditDecryptionError.WrongPassword:
            if (tryCount > 0)
            {
                if (System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The password is incorrect. Try Again?", string.Format("{0} attempts left", tryCount),
                    MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning) == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Yes)
                {
                    e.TryAgain = true;
                    e.Handled = true;
                }
            }
            break;
    }

}

VB.NET

Private tryCount As Integer = 4

Private Sub RichEditControl1_EncryptedFilePasswordRequested(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EncryptedFilePasswordRequestedEventArgs)
    'Count the amount of attempts to enter the password
    If tryCount > 0 Then
        tryCount -= 1
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub RichEditControl1_EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailedEventArgs)
    'Analyze the error led to this event
    Select Case e.[Error]
        Case RichEditDecryptionError.PasswordRequired

            If tryCount > 0 Then
                e.TryAgain = True
                e.Handled = True
                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("You did not enter the password!", String.Format("{0} attempts left", tryCount))
            Else
                e.TryAgain = False
            End If

        Case RichEditDecryptionError.WrongPassword

            If tryCount > 0 Then

                If System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The password is incorrect. Try Again?", String.Format("{0} attempts left", tryCount), MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning) = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Yes Then
                    e.TryAgain = True
                    e.Handled = True
                End If
            End If
    End Select
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-richedit-document-encryption/CS/DXRichEdit_Encryption/MainWindow.xaml#L41

DocumentSource="{Binding Path=RichEditDocumentSource}"
EncryptedFilePasswordRequested="RichEditControl1_EncryptedFilePasswordRequested"
EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailed="RichEditControl1_EncryptedFilePasswordCheckFailed"