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  • RepositoryItemMemoEdit.AdvancedModeOptions Property

    Gets Advanced Mode options.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

    Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

    Declaration

    [DXCategory("Appearance")]
    public MemoEditAdvancedModeOptions AdvancedModeOptions { get; }

    Property Value

    Type Description
    DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.MemoEditAdvancedModeOptions

    Advanced Mode options.

    Remarks

    Activate the UseAdvancedMode property to switch the editor to Advanced Mode.

    Use the AdvancedModeOptions property to customize Advanced Mode features.

    // Enable Advanced Mode
    memoEdit1.Properties.UseAdvancedMode = DefaultBoolean.True;
    // Enable caret animation
    memoEdit1.Properties.AdvancedModeOptions.AllowCaretAnimation = DefaultBoolean.True;
    // Animate selection
    memoEdit1.Properties.AdvancedModeOptions.AllowSelectionAnimation = DefaultBoolean.True;
    // Set selection color
    memoEdit1.Properties.AdvancedModeOptions.SelectionColor = Color.Yellow;
    

    Features

    Caret and Selection Animations

    The redesigned control painter implements more responsive and smooth animations.

    WinForms TextEdit - Advanced Mode Animations, DevExpress

    To disable these effects, use AdvancedModeOptions.AllowCaretAnimation and AdvancedModeOptions.AllowSelectionAnimation properties.

    Themed Selection Color

    The selection color depends on the current application skin.

    WinForms TextEdit - Themed Selection Colors, DevExpress

    Embedded Labels

    Set the AdvancedModeOptions.Label property to display an editor caption inside the text box. This caption moves upward when the editor is focused.

    Use the AdvancedModeOptions.LabelAppearance property to customize appearance settings of the embedded label (caption).

    Text Autocompletion

    The autocomplete functionality displays suggestions to complete words that a user types in a text editor.

    Use the AdvancedModeOptions.AutoCompleteMode property to enable the autocomplete functionality. You can choose one of the following options:

    • Suggest - The editor displays a drop-down list with suggestions when a user types the first word in the edit box.

      Suggest

    • Append - The editor automatically completes the first entered word in the edit box. The editor uses the first matching suggestion from a source of suggestions.

      Append

    • SuggestAppend - The editor uses a combination of the Append and Suggest options — it automatically completes the first word in the edit box, and displays a drop-down list with suggestions.

      SuggestAppend

    • SuggestSingleWord - The editor displays a drop-down list with custom suggestions every time a user types a new word in the edit box. The editor automatically sets the AutoCompleteSource option to CustomSource in SuggestSingleWord mode. Use the CustomizeAutoCompleteSource event, or AutoCompleteCustomSource collection to specify the custom auto-complete suggestions.

      Note

      Only alphanumeric characters are considered “words”. Special characters (other than the hyphen) are considered “word separators”.

      SuggestSingleWord

    Use the AdvancedModeOptions.AutoCompleteSource property to specify the source of autocomplete strings. To supply custom autocomplete strings, set the AutoCompleteSource property to CustomSource, then handle the CustomizeAutoCompleteSource event or populate the AdvancedModeOptions.AutoCompleteCustomSource collection.

    Emoji Support

    Users can press “Win+.“ to enter emojis from the Windows library. If the AdvancedModeOptions.UseDirectXPaint property is disabled, emojis are grayed out.

    WinForms - Emojis in Advanced Mode, DevExpress

    Custom Text Highlighting and Painting

    You can handle the CustomHighlightText event to highlight or paint specific strings within the control’s text in a custom manner:

    • Highlight strings with custom foreground and background colors.
    • Add padding for text blocks.
    • Specify a painter that draws text using a custom font.
    • Specify a painter that replaces strings with custom graphics (for example, icons or emojis).

    WinForms - Custom Text Highlight, DevExpress

    Run Demo: Memo Edit

    Disable Keyboard Shortcuts

    Set the AdvancedModeOptions.ShortcutsEnabled property to false to disable all keyboard shortcuts within the editor.

    WXI Skin

    The WXI vector skin utilizes Advanced Mode to paint rounded editor corners and color accents. Advanced Mode cannot be disabled while this skin is active.

    Important

    In Advanced Mode or when the WXI Skin is applied, use the Appearance.BackColor property to specify the editor’s background color. Other appearance settings that specify the background color of the editor in different states are ignored (for example, the AppearanceReadOnly.BackColor, AppearanceFocused.BackColor, AppearanceDisabled.BackColor).

    if (textEdit1.Properties.ReadOnly) {
        textEdit1.Properties.Appearance.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
    }
    
    See Also