SpellChecker.ParentContainer Property

Gets or sets the control, representing the parent container for the XtraSpellChecker instance.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSpellChecker

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraSpellChecker.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.SpellChecker

Declaration

C#

public Control ParentContainer { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ParentContainer As Control

Property Value

Type	Description
Control	A Control object, which is the parent container for the controls to be checked.

Remarks

Use the ParentContainer property to specify the control that contains the controls which should be checked for spelling mistakes. It could be a form or a panel populated with text controls. You can check all controls contained within the parent container by calling the SpellChecker.CheckContainer method without parameter. In the SpellCheckMode.AsYouType checking mode the spellchecker can be activated automatically for each control within the ParentContainer if the CheckAsYouTypeOptions.CheckControlsInParentContainer option is set to true.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-spell-checker-get-started/CS/XtraSpellCheckerGetStarted/Form1.cs#L37

spellChecker1.SpellCheckMode = DevExpress.XtraSpellChecker.SpellCheckMode.AsYouType;
spellChecker1.ParentContainer = this;
spellChecker1.CheckAsYouTypeOptions.CheckControlsInParentContainer = true;

VB.NET

winforms-spell-checker-get-started/VB/XtraSpellCheckerGetStarted/Form1.vb#L32

spellChecker1.SpellCheckMode = DevExpress.XtraSpellChecker.SpellCheckMode.AsYouType
spellChecker1.ParentContainer = Me
spellChecker1.CheckAsYouTypeOptions.CheckControlsInParentContainer = True