Description

Removes all text fields from a Text Control document.

Syntax

public void Clear(bool keepText);

Public Sub Clear(keepText As Boolean)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
keepText	If this parameter is set to true, all text fields are removed without deleting their texts. Otherwise, the texts are also deleted.

Examples

The following example works with text fields in the current document by using TextFieldCollection.Clear.

textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd.";
textControl.Select(10, 12);
TextFieldCollection textFieldCollection = textControl.TextFields;
textFieldCollection.Add(new ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", new[] { "CustomerName" }) { ID = 100 });

if (textFieldCollection.Count > 0)
{
    textFieldCollection.Clear(true);
}

textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd."
textControl.Select(10, 12)
Dim textFieldCollection As TextFieldCollection = textControl.TextFields
textFieldCollection.Add(New ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", New String() { "CustomerName" }) With { .ID = 100 })

If textFieldCollection.Count > 0 Then
    textFieldCollection.Clear(True)
End If