RichEditControl.CustomizeMergeFields Event

Fires when the ‘Insert Merge Field’ command button is clicked, and enables you to customize a drop-down field list.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Win.RichEdit, DevExpress.Win.TreeMap

Declaration

C#

public event CustomizeMergeFieldsEventHandler CustomizeMergeFields

VB.NET

Public Event CustomizeMergeFields As CustomizeMergeFieldsEventHandler

Event Data

The CustomizeMergeFields event's data class is CustomizeMergeFieldsEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
MergeFieldsNames	Gets or sets a list of fields shown by the InsertMergeField command with their display names.

Remarks

Use the CustomizeMergeFieldsEventArgs.MergeFieldsNames property to specify fields and field names to show in the drop-down list.

View Example

C#

private void richEditControl1_CustomizeMergeFields(object sender, DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.CustomizeMergeFieldsEventArgs e)
{
  List<MergeFieldName> mergeFieldNames = new List<MergeFieldName>(e.MergeFieldsNames);

  mergeFieldNames.Remove(mergeFieldNames.Find(mfn => mfn.Name.ToLower() == "password"));
  mergeFieldNames.ForEach(ChangeDisplayName);
  mergeFieldNames.Sort(new ReverseComparer());

  e.MergeFieldsNames = mergeFieldNames.ToArray();
}

private static void ChangeDisplayName(MergeFieldName mfn)
{
  mfn.DisplayName += " (field)";
}

VB.NET

Private Sub richEditControl1_CustomizeMergeFields(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.CustomizeMergeFieldsEventArgs)
  Dim mergeFieldNames As New List(Of MergeFieldName)(e.MergeFieldsNames)

  mergeFieldNames.Remove(mergeFieldNames.Find(Function(mfn) mfn.Name.ToLower() = "password"))
  mergeFieldNames.ForEach(AddressOf ChangeDisplayName)
  mergeFieldNames.Sort(New ReverseComparer())

  e.MergeFieldsNames = mergeFieldNames.ToArray()
End Sub

Private Shared Sub ChangeDisplayName(ByVal mfn As MergeFieldName)
  mfn.DisplayName &= " (field)"
End Sub