CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(ICustomFunctionOperator) Method

Registers a specified custom function to use in any CriteriaOperator-based criteria in your application.

Namespace: DevExpress.Data.Filtering

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Data, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Data

Declaration

C#

public static void RegisterCustomFunction(
    ICustomFunctionOperator customFunction
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub RegisterCustomFunction(
    customFunction As ICustomFunctionOperator
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
customFunction	ICustomFunctionOperator	An ICustomFunctionOperator object specifying a custom function to register.

Remarks

To access custom functions registered via the RegisterCustomFunction and CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunctions method calls, call the CriteriaOperator.GetCustomFunctions function. To search for a specific registered custom function, call the CriteriaOperator.GetCustomFunction function.

Note

The RegisterCustomFunction method throws an exception if the customFunction has already been registered.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-and-register-custom-filter-editor-functions/CS/DXApplication5/CustomFunctions/NotBeginsWith.cs#L13

public static void Register() {
    CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(instance);
}

reporting-custom-functions-in-the-expression-editor/CS/dxSample/Program.cs#L15

Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
DevExpress.Data.Filtering.CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(new NewLineConstant());
DevExpress.Data.Filtering.CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(new CustomFormatFunction());

how-to-register-a-custom-filter-function-and-use-it-in-gridcontrol-e3514/CS/WindowsApplication3/IsDayOffFunction.cs#L14

{
    CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(instance);
}

how-to-use-a-custom-function-in-conditional-formatting-t167315/CS/CustomFilterOperationExample/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L28

    InitializeComponent();
    CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(new CustomFunction());
}

how-to-make-the-auto-filter-rows-filter-accent-insensitive-e5021/CS/DxSample/Program.cs#L23

UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Lilian";
CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(new RemoveDiacriticsFunction());
Application.Run(new MainForm());

VB.NET

how-to-create-and-register-custom-filter-editor-functions/VB/DXApplication5/CustomFunctions/NotBeginsWith.vb#L10

Public Shared Sub Register()
    CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(instance)
End Sub

reporting-custom-functions-in-the-expression-editor/VB/dxSample/Program.vb#L19

Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
DevExpress.Data.Filtering.CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(New NewLineConstant())
DevExpress.Data.Filtering.CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(New CustomFormatFunction())

how-to-register-a-custom-filter-function-and-use-it-in-gridcontrol-e3514/VB/WindowsApplication3/IsDayOffFunction.vb#L15

Public Shared Sub Register()
    CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(instance)
End Sub

how-to-use-a-custom-function-in-conditional-formatting-t167315/VB/CustomFilterOperationExample/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L27

    InitializeComponent()
    CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(New CustomFunction())
End Sub

how-to-make-the-auto-filter-rows-filter-accent-insensitive-e5021/VB/DxSample/Program.vb#L27

UserLookAndFeel.Default.SkinName = "Lilian"
CriteriaOperator.RegisterCustomFunction(New RemoveDiacriticsFunction())
Application.Run(New MainForm())