MVCxFormLayoutItem.NestedExtensionSettings Property

Gets the nested extension settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public SettingsBase NestedExtensionSettings { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property NestedExtensionSettings As SettingsBase

Property Value

Type	Description
SettingsBase	A SettingsBase object that is the nested extension settings.

Remarks

The NestedExtensionSettings property provides access to the settings of the nested extension.

The code sample below demonstrates how to use the NestedExtensionSettings property for changing the nested extension settings.

C#

@Html.DevExpress().FormLayout(settings =>
{
    settings.Name = "FormLayout1";

    settings.Items.Add(itemSettings => 
    {
        itemSettigns.Caption = "";

        // Nesting a Button
        itemSettigns.NestedExtensionType = FormLayoutNestedExtensionItemType.Button;
        // Changing the Button settings
        var btnSettigns = (ButtonSettings)itemSettigns.NestedExtensionSettings;
        btnSettigns.Name = "apply";
        btnSettigns.Text = "Apply";
        btnSettigns.UseSubmitBehavior = true;
    });
    ...
}).GetHtml() 

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-make-popupcontrol-stay-open-after-submitting-a-form-using-ajaxbeginform-t303557/CS/T299944/Models/FormLayoutHelper.cs#L27

{
    dynamic editorSettings = itemSettings.NestedExtensionSettings;
    editorSettings.Properties.ValidationSettings.Display = Display.Dynamic;

How-to-use-jQuery-Client-Validation/CS/DXWebApplication/DXWebApplication/Controllers/SettingsHelper.cs#L23

itemSettings.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
dynamic editorSettings = itemSettings.NestedExtensionSettings;
editorSettings.Properties.ValidationSettings.ErrorDisplayMode = ErrorDisplayMode.ImageWithText;

MVC-Data-Editors---Model-Validation/CS/CS/Controllers/HomeController.cs#L61

itemSettings.Width = Unit.Percentage(100);
dynamic editorSettings = itemSettings.NestedExtensionSettings;
editorSettings.Properties.ValidationSettings.ErrorDisplayMode = ErrorDisplayMode.ImageWithText;

VB.NET

MVC-Data-Editors---Model-Validation/VB/CS/Controllers/HomeController.vb#L67

itemSettings.Width = Unit.Percentage(100)
Dim editorSettings As Object = itemSettings.NestedExtensionSettings
editorSettings.Properties.ValidationSettings.ErrorDisplayMode = ErrorDisplayMode.ImageWithText