ASPxCardViewCardLayoutCreatedEventArgs.FindLayoutItemOrGroup(String) Method

Returns a layout item or group object with the specified name.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public LayoutItemBase FindLayoutItemOrGroup(
    string name
)

VB.NET

Public Function FindLayoutItemOrGroup(
    name As String
) As LayoutItemBase

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The layout item or group name.

Returns

Type	Description
LayoutItemBase	The layout item or group.

Remarks

Pass the name of a layout item or group to the FindLayoutItemOrGroup(String) method to get and access this layout item.

In the following example, the FindLayoutItemOrGroup method gets a layout group whose name is “DismissalInformation” and makes it visible on the client if a user types a value in the “Dismissal Date” field.

ASPX

<dx:ASPxCardView ID="cardView" runat="server" OnCardLayoutCreated="cardView_CardLayoutCreated" >
    // ...
    <EditFormLayoutProperties >
        <Items>
            <dx:CardViewTabbedLayoutGroup>
                <Items>
                    <dx:CardViewLayoutGroup ColumnCount="2" Caption="Employee Information">
                        // ...
                    </dx:CardViewLayoutGroup>
                    <dx:CardViewLayoutGroup Caption="Dismissal Information" Name="DismissalInformation">
                        <Items>
                            // ...
                        </Items>
                    </dx:CardViewLayoutGroup>
                </Items>
            </dx:CardViewTabbedLayoutGroup>
        </Items>
    </EditFormLayoutProperties>
</dx:ASPxCardView>

C#

protected void cardView_CardLayoutCreated(object sender, DevExpress.Web.ASPxCardViewCardLayoutCreatedEventArgs e) {
    ASPxCardView cardView = sender as ASPxCardView;
    LayoutGroup layoutGroupDismissal = (LayoutGroup)e.FindLayoutItemOrGroup("DismissalInformation");

    if(layoutGroupDismissal == null) return;
    if(cardView.IsNewCardEditing) {
        layoutGroupDismissal.Visible = false;
        return;
    }
    var fireDate = cardView.GetCardValues(e.CardVisibleIndex, "FireDate");
    layoutGroupDismissal.ClientVisible = fireDate != null && (DateTime)fireDate != DateTime.MinValue;
}