RichEditControl.LoadDocument(String, DocumentFormat) Method

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Loads a document from a file, specifying the document format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.RichEdit.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.RichEdit

Declaration

C#

public virtual bool LoadDocument(
    string fileName,
    DocumentFormat documentFormat
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function LoadDocument(
    fileName As String,
    documentFormat As DocumentFormat
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A string specifying the file to load (including the full path).
documentFormat	DocumentFormat	One of the DocumentFormat enumeration members, indicating the document format.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the document is successfully loaded; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the document is in a different format than specified or the passed string is null, the RichEditControl.InvalidFormatException event fires.

After loading a document, the DXRichEditDocumentSaveOptions.CurrentFileName property is set to the file name and the DXRichEditDocumentSaveOptions.CurrentFormat property is set to the specified format.

Tip

Determine a moment when the document model can be safely modified using the RichEditControl.DocumentLoaded event. Call the LoadDocument method in the Form.Loaded event handler to work with the DocumentLoaded event. Handle the DocumentLayout.DocumentFormatted event to check the loaded document’s layout.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-richedit-bind-richeditcontrol-to-text-in-different-formats/CS/BindingConverter/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L31

{
    richEditControl1.LoadDocument("sample.docx", DocumentFormat.OpenXml);
}

VB.NET

wpf-richedit-bind-richeditcontrol-to-text-in-different-formats/VB/BindingConverter/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L19

Private Sub richEditControl1_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.richEditControl1.LoadDocument("sample.docx", DocumentFormat.OpenXml)
End Sub