RichEditControl.CreateMailMergeOptions() Method

Creates an object for specifying the options used in mail merge operations.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public MailMergeOptions CreateMailMergeOptions()

VB.NET

Public Function CreateMailMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions

Returns

Type	Description
MailMergeOptions	A MailMergeOptions class instance containing options used for mail merge.

Remarks

Default options used in mail merge operations are specified via the RichEditControl.Options.MailMerge property. If options should be modified for particular merges only, you can create a MailMergeOptions object using the CreateMailMergeOptions method, change options as required, and perform a merge using the RichEditControl.MailMerge method, which gets the MailMergeOptions as the parameter.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-master-detail-mail-merge-essentials/CS/Form1.cs#L22

MailMergeOptions mailMergeOptions = richEditCategoryTemplate.CreateMailMergeOptions();
mailMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph;

winforms-richedit-create-a-master-detail-report/CS/RichEditMasterDetailMailMerge/Form1.cs#L88

//Set additional mail merge options if necessary:
MailMergeOptions options = masterRichEdit.CreateMailMergeOptions();
options.LastRecordIndex = 4;

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-master-detail-mail-merge-essentials/VB/Form1.vb#L21

richEditCategoryTemplate.Options.MailMerge.DataSource = Categories
Dim mailMergeOptions As MailMergeOptions = richEditCategoryTemplate.CreateMailMergeOptions()
mailMergeOptions.MergeMode = MergeMode.NewParagraph

winforms-richedit-create-a-master-detail-report/VB/RichEditMasterDetailMailMerge/Form1.vb#L82

'Set additional mail merge options if necessary:
Dim options As MailMergeOptions = masterRichEdit.CreateMailMergeOptions()
options.LastRecordIndex = 4