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ContextItemCollectionOptions.AllowHtmlText Property

Gets or sets whether context items support HTML tags.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

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

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.

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

The image below demonstrates the result.

AllowHtmlText

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

PropertiesAllowHtmlText

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

ContextButtonsCollection

Specify the ContextButton‘s caption text and formatting.

EditorAllowHtmlText

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