TableCell.TextArea Property

Gets or sets the table cell text box that allows you specify cell content and its formatting.

Namespace : DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Assembly : DevExpress.Docs.Presentation.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

csharp

public CellTextArea TextArea { get; set; }

Public Property TextArea As CellTextArea

Property Value

Type	Description
CellTextArea

A table cell text box.

Remarks

For more information about tables, refer to the following help topic: DevExpress Presentation API Library: Work with Tables.

Example: Create and Add a Table to a Slide

Follow the steps below to create a table and add it to a slide:

Create a Table object and specify the number of rows and columns in the Table constructor.
Use the table’s X, Y, Width, and Height properties to set the table’s position and size on the slide. All these properties are measured in Document units (1/300 of an inch). You can also set these properties in a Table constructor.
Add the table to the slide’s Shapes collection.
Use the table’s indexer to access individual cells.
Use the cell’s TextArea property to add text to the cell. Note that cells support only text content.

The following code snippet creates a 3x3 table, adds it to a slide, and populates the cells with text:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.Docs.Presentation;

namespace PresentationApiSample;

public class Program {
    public static void Main(string[] _) {

        // Create an in-memory Presentation document
        Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
        presentation.Slides.Clear();

        // Create a blank slide and add it to the presentation
        Slide slide = new Slide(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
        presentation.Slides.Add(slide);

        // Create a 3x3 table (rows x columns), specify its position and size, and add the table as a shape to the slide
        Table table = new Table(3, 3);
        table.X = 10;
        table.Y = 10;
        table.Width = 2500;
        table.Height = 2000;
        slide.Shapes.Add(table);

        // Populate table cell text (row, column)
        for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
            for (int column = 0; column < 3; column++) {
                table[row, column].TextArea.Text = $"({row}, {column})";
            }
        }

        // Export the presentation to PDF
        presentation.ExportToPdf(new FileStream(@"D:\\exported-document.pdf", FileMode.Create));

        // Save the presentation as a PPTX file
        FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(@"D:\\presentation.pptx", FileMode.Create);
        presentation.SaveDocument(outputStream, DocumentFormat.Pptx);
        outputStream.Dispose();
    }
}

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Namespace PresentationApiSample

    Public Class Program
        Public Shared Sub Main(__ As String())
            ' Create an in-memory Presentation document
            Dim presentation As Presentation = New Presentation()
            presentation.Slides.Clear()

            ' Create a blank slide and add it to the presentation
            Dim slide As Slide = New Slide(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
            presentation.Slides.Add(slide)

            ' Create a 3x3 table (rows x columns), specify its position and size, and add the table as a shape to the slide
            Dim table As Table = New Table(3, 3)
            table.X = 10
            table.Y = 10
            table.Width = 2500
            table.Height = 2000
            slide.Shapes.Add(table)

            ' Populate table cell text (row, column)
            For row As Integer = 0 To 2
                For column As Integer = 0 To 2
                    table(row, column).TextArea.Text = $"({row}, {column})"
                Next
            Next
            ' Export the presentation to PDF
            presentation.ExportToPdf(New FileStream("D:\\exported-document.pdf", FileMode.Create))

            ' Save the presentation as a PPTX file
            Dim outputStream As FileStream = New FileStream("D:\\presentation.pptx", FileMode.Create)
            presentation.SaveDocument(outputStream, DocumentFormat.Pptx)
            outputStream.Dispose()
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace