ActiveReports 9
ReplaceField Method
Example 

Name of the merge field to be replaced with the specified text.
The value used to replace the specified field.
Merges the contents of the RTF stream with the field values specified.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Sub ReplaceField( _
   ByVal fieldName As System.String, _
   ByVal replaceText As System.String _
) 
public void ReplaceField( 
   System.string fieldName,
   System.string replaceText
)

Parameters

fieldName
Name of the merge field to be replaced with the specified text.
replaceText
The value used to replace the specified field.
Remarks

A merge field is created using the InsertField method.

You can use this method to create mail-merge RTF content in your report.  The control will replace all occurrences of the field with the specified value.

Example
private void ghCustomerID_Format(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs)
{    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("CompanyName", "m_companyName");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("ContactName", "m_contactName");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("AddressLine", "m_addressLine");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("City", "m_city");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("Region", "m_region");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("Country", "m_country");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("PostalCode", "m_postalCode");    
    this.rtf.ReplaceField("Date", System.DateTime.Today.Date.ToString());
}
Private Sub ghCustomerID_Format(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ghCustomerID.Format        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("CompanyName", "m_companyName")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("ContactName", "m_contactName")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("AddressLine", "m_addressLine")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("City", "m_city")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("Region", "m_region")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("Country", "m_country")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("PostalCode", "m_postalCode")        
    Me.rtf.ReplaceField("Date", System.DateTime.Today.Date)
End Sub
See Also

Reference

RichTextBox Class
RichTextBox Members
InsertField Method

Walkthroughs

Mail Merge with RichText

 

 


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