PropertyMetadataBuilderExtensions.CurrencyDataType<T>(PropertyMetadataBuilder<T, Decimal>) Method

Configures the property editor to display currency values.

Namespace: DevExpress.Mvvm.DataAnnotations

Assembly: DevExpress.Mvvm.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Mvvm, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public static PropertyMetadataBuilder<T, decimal> CurrencyDataType<T>(
    this PropertyMetadataBuilder<T, decimal> builder
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function CurrencyDataType(Of T)(
    builder As PropertyMetadataBuilder(Of T, Decimal)
) As PropertyMetadataBuilder(Of T, Decimal)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
builder	PropertyMetadataBuilder<T, Decimal>	A property metadata builder.

Type Parameters

Name
T

Returns

Type	Description
PropertyMetadataBuilder<T, Decimal>	The property metadata builder instance.

Remarks

The CurrencyDataType<T> property is recognized by the GridControl, TreeListControl, DataLayoutControl and PropertyGridControl.

See the example below:

C#

builder.Property(x => x.DecimalProperty)
                .CurrencyDataType();

The currency symbol and its position depend on the current culture.

Using the CurrencyDataType<T> method is equivalent to assigning the [DataType(DataType.Currency)] data annotation attribute to a data property.