Description

Removes a field of the type ApplicationField from a TX Text Control document.

Syntax

Remove(ApplicationField)

Removes a field of the type ApplicationField including its visible text from a TX Text Control document.

public bool Remove(ApplicationField applicationField);

Public Function Remove(applicationField As ApplicationField) As Boolean

Parameter	Description
applicationField	Specifies the field to remove.

Remove(ApplicationField, bool)

Removes a field of the type ApplicationField from a TX Text Control document. The visible text is deleted depending on the keepText parameter.

public bool Remove(ApplicationField applicationField, bool keepText);

Public Function Remove(applicationField As ApplicationField, keepText As Boolean) As Boolean

Parameter	Description
applicationField	Specifies the field to remove.
keepText	If this parameter is set to true, the field is removed without deleting its visible text. Otherwise, the field's text is also deleted.

Return Value

The return value is true, if the field could be removed. Otherwise, it is false.

Examples

The following example removes a merge field while keeping its current result text in the document.

textControl.Text = "Dear ,";
textControl.InputPosition = new InputPosition(5);
ApplicationFieldCollection fields = textControl.ApplicationFields;
ApplicationField customerField = new(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", new[] { "CustomerName" }) { ID = 100 };
fields.Add(customerField);
fields.Remove(customerField, true);

textControl.Text = "Dear ,"
textControl.InputPosition = New InputPosition(5)
Dim fields As ApplicationFieldCollection = textControl.ApplicationFields
Dim customerField As New ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", New String() { "CustomerName" }) With { .ID = 100 }
fields.Add(customerField)
fields.Remove(customerField, True)