OfficeApplicationBuilderExtensions.AddOffice(IModuleBuilder<IWinApplicationBuilder>, Action<OfficeOptions>) Method

Adds the Office Module to your application.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Office.Win.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Office.Win

Declaration

C#

public static IModuleBuilder<IWinApplicationBuilder> AddOffice(
    this IModuleBuilder<IWinApplicationBuilder> builder,
    Action<OfficeOptions> configureOptions = null
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function AddOffice(
    builder As IModuleBuilder(Of IWinApplicationBuilder),
    configureOptions As Action(Of OfficeOptions) = Nothing
) As IModuleBuilder(Of IWinApplicationBuilder)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
builder	IModuleBuilder<IWinApplicationBuilder>	Allows you to register and configure Modules in your application, and chain further Module registrations.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
configureOptions	Action<OfficeOptions>	null	Options that you can use to configure the Office Module.

Returns

Type	Description
IModuleBuilder<IWinApplicationBuilder>	Allows you to register and configure Modules in your application, and chain further Module registrations.

Remarks

The following example demonstrates how to use this method:

using DevExpress.ExpressApp.ApplicationBuilder;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.ApplicationBuilder;
using DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl.EF;
// ...
public class ApplicationBuilder : IDesignTimeApplicationFactory {
    public static WinApplication BuildApplication(string connectionString) {
        var builder = WinApplication.CreateBuilder();
        builder.UseApplication<YourSolutionNameWindowsFormsApplication>();
        builder.Modules
            // ...
            .AddOffice(options => {
                options.RichTextMailMergeDataType = typeof(RichTextMailMergeData);
            })
        // ...
    }
    // ...
}