RichEditControl.IsSelectionInTable() Method

Gets whether the entire selection is contained in one table.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public bool IsSelectionInTable()

VB.NET

Public Function IsSelectionInTable As Boolean

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if a selection is within one table; otherwise, false.

Example

The following code activates the Table Tools Ribbon tab if the document selection is located in a document table.

The RichEditControl instance is passed to the BarItem.ItemClick event handler using the BarItem.Tag property.

View Example

RichEditControlActions.cs

static void richEditControl_SelectionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    RichEditControl richEdit = (sender as RichEditControl);
    BarButtonItem barButton = richEdit.Tag as BarButtonItem;
    barButton.Enabled = !richEdit.IsSelectionInTable();
}

RichEditControlActions.vb

Private Shared Sub richEditControl_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim richEdit As RichEditControl = (TryCast(sender, RichEditControl))
    Dim barButton As BarButtonItem = TryCast(richEdit.Tag, BarButtonItem)
    barButton.Enabled = Not richEdit.IsSelectionInTable()
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-rich-edit-implement-ms-office-word-format-painter/CS/DXApplication9/Form1.cs#L77

{
    tableToolsRibbonPageCategory1.Visible = richEditControl.IsSelectionInTable();
    floatingPictureToolsRibbonPageCategory1.Visible = richEditControl.IsFloatingObjectSelected;

winforms-richeditcontrol-common-api/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/RichEditControlActions.cs#L311

    BarButtonItem barButton = richEdit.Tag as BarButtonItem;
    barButton.Enabled = !richEdit.IsSelectionInTable();
}

VB.NET

winforms-rich-edit-implement-ms-office-word-format-painter/VB/DXApplication9/Form1.vb#L70

Private Sub richEditControl_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    tableToolsRibbonPageCategory1.Visible = richEditControl.IsSelectionInTable()
    floatingPictureToolsRibbonPageCategory1.Visible = richEditControl.IsFloatingObjectSelected

winforms-richeditcontrol-common-api/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/RichEditControlActions.vb#L318

    Dim barButton As BarButtonItem = TryCast(richEdit.Tag, BarButtonItem)
    barButton.Enabled = Not richEdit.IsSelectionInTable()
End Sub