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GridViewSettings.EditFormLayoutProperties Property

Contains settings allowing you to customize the edit form layout.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5

Declaration

public MVCxGridViewFormLayoutProperties EditFormLayoutProperties { get; }

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

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.";
                });
            });
    // ...
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