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GridViewDataColumn.EditFormSettings Property

Gets the settings of the edit cell which is displayed within the Edit Form and corresponds to the current data column.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

#Declaration

public GridColumnEditFormSettings EditFormSettings { get; }

#Property Value

Type Description
GridColumnEditFormSettings

A GridColumnEditFormSettings object that contains the edit cell’s settings.

#Remarks

The EditFormSettings property provides access to the settings that allow the edit cell’s caption, visibility, layout and position within the Edit Form to be specified. The style settings used to paint the edit cell that corresponds to the current data column can be accessed via the GridViewDataColumn.EditCellStyle property.

#Example

grid-EditFormSettings

protected void chkMemoLocation_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) {
     GridViewDataColumn column = grid.Columns["Notes"] as GridViewDataColumn;
     if(column == null) return;
     if(chkMemoLocation.Checked) { 
          column.EditFormSettings.VisibleIndex = 100;
          column.EditFormSettings.ColumnSpan = 3;
     } else {
          column.EditFormSettings.VisibleIndex = 2;
          column.EditFormSettings.ColumnSpan = 1;
     }
     if(grid.IsEditing) {
          int prevIndex = grid.EditingRowVisibleIndex;
          grid.CancelEdit();
          grid.StartEdit(prevIndex < 0 ? 0 : prevIndex);
     }
}

For a full example, see Grid - Popup Edit Form demo.

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