RichEditControl.LoadDocument(String) Method
Loads a document from the specified file. The file format is determined by its content.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v19.1.dll
Declaration
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fileName | String | A string specifying the file to load (including the full path). |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Boolean | true, if the document is successfully loaded; otherwise, false. |
Remarks
The format of the document loaded from a stream is detected automatically by the built-in IFormatDetectorService service implementation. The following formats are detected:
- DOC, DOCX, RTF, HTM, HTML, MHT, XML, EPUB;
- ODT - non-encrypted files only.
Plain text cannot be detected automatically. To load a plain text document, use another method override with the document format DocumentFormat.PlainText as a parameter.
If the format detection fails or the passed string value is null, the RichEditControl.InvalidFormatException event fires.
After loading a document, the DocumentSaveOptions.CurrentFileName property is set to the file name and the DocumentSaveOptions.CurrentFormat property is set to the detected format.
Determine a moment when the document model can be safely modified using the RichEditControl.DocumentLoaded event. Handle the DocumentLayout.DocumentFormatted event to check the loaded document’s layout.
Note
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-load-a-document-into-the-richedit-control-e1222
Tip
Use LoadDocument method overloads which explicit format definition to improve performance.
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