GridViewSettings.EditFormLayoutProperties Property

Contains settings allowing you to customize the edit form layout.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public MVCxGridViewFormLayoutProperties EditFormLayoutProperties { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property EditFormLayoutProperties As MVCxGridViewFormLayoutProperties

Property Value

Type	Description
MVCxGridViewFormLayoutProperties	An object that contains the edit form layout settings.

Remarks

When the UseFormLayout property is set to true (the default value), the GridView uses the built-in FormLayout extension to display the edit form. Use the EditFormLayoutProperties property to access and customize the edit form’s settings.

Run Demo: Grid View -- Edit Form Layout

Razor (View)

var grid = Html.DevExpress().GridView(settings => {
    settings.Name = "gvEditing";
    settings.KeyFieldName = "EmployeeID";
    settings.CallbackRouteValues = new { Controller = "Editing", Action = "EditFormLayoutPartial" };
    // ...
    settings.EditFormLayoutProperties.ColCount = 2;
    settings.EditFormLayoutProperties.Items.AddTabbedGroupItem(tabbedGroupSettings => {
        tabbedGroupSettings.ColumnSpan = 2;
        tabbedGroupSettings.Items.AddGroupItem(groupEmployeeInformation => {
            groupEmployeeInformation.ColumnCount = 2;
            groupEmployeeInformation.Caption = "Employee Information";
            groupEmployeeInformation.Items.AddGroupItem(groupSettings => {
                groupSettings.GroupBoxDecoration = GroupBoxDecoration.None;
                groupSettings.Paddings.PaddingBottom = Unit.Pixel(0);
                groupSettings.Items.Add("FirstName");
                groupSettings.Items.Add("LastName");
                groupSettings.Items.Add("BirthDate");
            });
            groupEmployeeInformation.Items.AddGroupItem(groupSettings => {
                groupSettings.GroupBoxDecoration = GroupBoxDecoration.None;
                groupSettings.Paddings.PaddingBottom = Unit.Pixel(0);
                groupSettings.Items.Add("HireDate");
                groupSettings.Items.Add("Title");
                groupSettings.Items.Add(i => {
                    i.ColumnName = "FireDate";
                    i.Caption = "Dismissal Date";
                    i.HelpText = "When you specify a dismissal date, an additional 'Dismissal Information' tab will be shown.";
                });
            });
    // ...