FormattedTextMenuItems Enumeration

Enum for specifying the FormattedLinkEditor.ContextMenuItems property.

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Enum FormattedTextMenuItems 
   Inherits System.Enum

C#

public enum FormattedTextMenuItems : System.Enum 

Members

Member	Description
All	Display all menu items. Note that if you specify All, any new menu items that get implemented in the future will also be displayed when you upgrade your application to the newer version.
Bold	Menu item for toggling the bold attribute of selected text.
Copy	Copy menu item.
Cut	Cut menu item.
Default	Default is to display Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo and SelectAll menu items.
Delete	Delete menu item.
Font	Display menu item(s) that allow the user to change font of the selected text.
Image	Display menu item(s) that allow the user to insert image and change the attributes of existing image.
Italics	Menu item for toggling the italics attribute of selected text.
LineAlignment	Display menu items that allow the user change the line alignment.
Link	Display menu item(s) that allow the user to insert links and modify the existing links.
None	Don't display any context menu.
Paragraph	Display menu items that allow the user to change paragraph settings.
Paste	Paste menu item.
Redo	Redo menu item.
Reserved	Reserved. For internal use only.
SelectAll	Select All menu item.
SpellingSuggestions	This will display list of suggested words in the context meny when it's displayed over a misspelled word. Note that in order for this option to have any effect, a spell-checker must be assigned to the editor control or the column.
Strikeout	Menu item for toggling the strikeout attribute of selected text.
Subscript	Menu item for toggling the subscript attribute of selected text.
Superscript	Menu item for toggling the superscript attribute of selected text.
Underline	Menu item for toggling the underline attribute of selected text.
Undo	Undo menu item.

Example

The following code shows some of the properties and methods used for edit operations.

Visual Basic

Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.Misc
Imports Infragistics.Win.FormattedLinkLabel

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
        ' By default the right-click context menu displays a subset of options supported
        ' by the formatted text editor. You can control which options get displayed in
        ' the context menu using the ContextMenuItems property.
        Me.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.ContextMenuItems = FormattedTextMenuItems.All

        ' You may want to prevent the control from hiding selection whenever it looses
        ' focus. Set HideSelection to false for that.
        Me.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.HideSelection = False

        ' PerformAction can be used to perform keyboard actions. This would be useful
        ' for example if you had toolbar buttons for performing certain operations that
        ' are also supported by the built-in key actions.
        Me.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.PerformAction(FormattedLinkEditorAction.ToggleBold, False, False)

        ' EditInfo property returns an object that can be used to perform various edit
        ' related operations.
        Dim editInfo As FormattedTextEditInfo = Me.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.EditInfo

        ' Set the editor's value to some formatted text for testing purposes.
        Me.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.Value = "Test <b>Value</b>."

        ' Select some contents.
        editInfo.SelectionStart = 5
        editInfo.SelectionLength = 5

        ' Make the selected contents into a link.
        editInfo.MakeSelectionIntoLink("<a href=""http:://www.infragistics.com""></a>")

        ' Apply some style on the selected content. Please consult help for a listing of
        ' supported style attributes.
        editInfo.ApplyStyle("font-size: +8pt; font-family: Courier New; background-color: Yellow", False)

        ' Use the Value property to get the new formatted text from the editor. Since
        ' Value property is object type, simply call ToString to convert it to a string.
        Dim newFormattedText As String = Me.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.Value.ToString()

        ' Print out the new value.
        Debug.WriteLine("New formatted text = " & newFormattedText)
    End Sub

C#

using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.Misc;
using Infragistics.Win.FormattedLinkLabel;
using System.Diagnostics;


		private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			// By default the right-click context menu displays a subset of options supported
			// by the formatted text editor. You can control which options get displayed in
			// the context menu using the ContextMenuItems property.
			this.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.ContextMenuItems = FormattedTextMenuItems.All;

			// You may want to prevent the control from hiding selection whenever it looses
			// focus. Set HideSelection to false for that.
			this.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.HideSelection = false;

			// PerformAction can be used to perform keyboard actions. This would be useful
			// for example if you had toolbar buttons for performing certain operations that
			// are also supported by the built-in key actions.
			this.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.PerformAction( FormattedLinkEditorAction.ToggleBold, false, false );

			// EditInfo property returns an object that can be used to perform various edit
			// related operations.
			FormattedTextEditInfo editInfo = this.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.EditInfo;

			// Set the editor's value to some formatted text for testing purposes.
			this.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.Value = "Test <b>Value</b>.";

			// Select some contents.
			editInfo.SelectionStart = 5;
			editInfo.SelectionLength = 5;
			
			// Make the selected contents into a link.
			editInfo.MakeSelectionIntoLink( @"<a href=""http://www.infragistics.com""></a>" );

			// Apply some style on the selected content. Please consult help for a listing of
			// supported style attributes.
			editInfo.ApplyStyle( "font-size: +8pt; font-family: Courier New; background-color: Yellow", false );

			// Use the Value property to get the new formatted text from the editor. Since
			// Value property is object type, simply call ToString to convert it to a string.
			string newFormattedText = this.ultraFormattedTextEditor1.Value.ToString( );

			// Print out the new value.
			Debug.WriteLine( "New formatted text = " + newFormattedText );
		}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2