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RichEditControl.LoadDocument(Byte[], DocumentFormat) Method

Loads a document in the specified format from a byte array.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.RichEdit

#Declaration

public bool LoadDocument(
    byte[] buffer,
    DocumentFormat format
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
buffer Byte[]

A byte array that contains document data.

format DocumentFormat

An enumeration member that specifies the format of the loaded document.

#Returns

Type Description
Boolean

true if the document was successfully loaded; otherwise, false.

#Remarks

You can use this LoadDocument method overload to load a document stored in an external database.

If a document has a different format than the format parameter specifies, the InvalidFormatException event fires.

Tip

Use the RichEditControl.DocumentLoaded event to determine when you can safely modify the document model. Handle the DocumentLayout.DocumentFormatted event to check document layout-related data and objects.

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