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Occurs before a document is loaded (imported from an external source).
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Assembly : DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.RichEdit.Core
public event BeforeImportEventHandler BeforeImport
Public Event BeforeImport As BeforeImportEventHandler
The BeforeImport event's data class is BeforeImportEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| DocumentFormat | Gets the format of the document being loaded. |
| Options | Provides access to the importer options. |
The BeforeImport event enables you to adjust the importer options as required.
server.BeforeImport += BeforeImportHelper.BeforeImport;
server.LoadDocument("Documents\\TerribleRevengeKOI8R.txt");
class BeforeImportHelper
{
public static void BeforeImport(object sender, BeforeImportEventArgs e)
{
if (e.DocumentFormat == DocumentFormat.PlainText)
{
((PlainTextDocumentImporterOptions)e.Options).Encoding = Encoding.GetEncoding(20866);
}
}
}
AddHandler server.BeforeImport, AddressOf BeforeImportHelper.BeforeImport
server.LoadDocument("Documents\TerribleRevengeKOI8R.txt")
End Sub
Private Class BeforeImportHelper
Public Shared Sub BeforeImport(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As BeforeImportEventArgs)
If e.DocumentFormat = DocumentFormat.PlainText Then
CType(e.Options, PlainTextDocumentImporterOptions).Encoding = Encoding.GetEncoding(20866)
End If
End Sub
End Class
The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the BeforeImport event.
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word-document-api-examples/CS/CodeExamples/ImportActions.cs#L38
// Handle the Before Import event.
wordProcessor.BeforeImport += (s, e) =>
{
word-document-api-examples/VB/CodeExamples/ImportActions.vb#L36
' Handle the Before Import event.
AddHandler wordProcessor.BeforeImport,
Sub(s, e)
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