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RichEditControl.LoadDocument(String, DocumentFormat) Method

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Downloading documents passed into the LoadDocument method may create security issues. Review the following help topic and learn how to spot, analyze, and prohibit unwanted download requests:

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Loads a document from a file, specifying the document format.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

public virtual bool LoadDocument(
    string fileName,
    DocumentFormat documentFormat
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
fileName String

A string specifying the file to load (including the full path).

documentFormat DocumentFormat

One of the DocumentFormat enumeration members, indicating the document format.

Returns

Type Description
Boolean

true if the document is successfully loaded; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the document is in a different format than specified 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 specified 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.

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