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RichEditControl.ShowReplaceForm() Method

Invokes the SearchForm dialog switched to the Replace tab.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.RichEdit

#Declaration

public virtual void ShowReplaceForm()

#Remarks

Use the ReplaceCommand to achieve the same result.

ReplaceForm

#Example

The following code invokes the Find and Replace dialog switched to the ‘Replace’ tab and highlights all occurrences of the word ‘button’ in a document. The current RichEditControl instance is passed to the BarItem.ItemClick event handler using the BarItem.Tag property.

View Example

static void buttonCustomAction_ItemClick_ShowReplaceFormMethod(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) {
    RichEditControl richEdit = e.Item.Tag as RichEditControl;
    DocumentRange[] buttonWordRanges = richEdit.Document.FindAll("button", SearchOptions.None);
    richEdit.Document.Selection = buttonWordRanges[0];
    richEdit.ShowReplaceForm();
}

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