ContextItemCollectionOptions.AllowHtmlText Property

Gets or sets whether context items support HTML tags.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v25.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public bool AllowHtmlText { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property AllowHtmlText As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true if context items support HTML tags; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to AllowHtmlText
CameraControl	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText
CalendarControlBase	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText
ImageSlider	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText
RepositoryItemPictureEdit	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText
SvgImageBox	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText
TileControl	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText
TileView	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlText

Remarks

You can use HTML tags to format ContextItem text. The code below demonstrates how to change a ContextButton‘s caption color.

C#

using DevExpress.Utils;
// ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtonOptions.AllowHtmlText = true;
((ContextButton)pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons[0]).Caption = "<color=red>Select</color>";

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Utils
' ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtonOptions.AllowHtmlText = True
CType(pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons(0), ContextButton).Caption = "<color=red>Select</color>"

The image below demonstrates the result.

Alternatively, you can set AllowHtmlText to true in the Properties window.

Then click the ContextButtons ellipsis button to open the Collection Editor.

Specify the ContextButton‘s caption text and formatting.