TableGroupLayoutBuilder<T>.ContainsProperty<TProperty>(Expression<Func<T, TProperty>>) Method

Configures the specified ViewModel property to be displayed within the group.

Namespace: DevExpress.Mvvm.DataAnnotations

Assembly: DevExpress.Mvvm.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public TableGroupLayoutBuilder<T> ContainsProperty<TProperty>(
    Expression<Func<T, TProperty>> propertyExpression
)

VB.NET

Public Function ContainsProperty(Of TProperty)(
    propertyExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of T, TProperty))
) As TableGroupLayoutBuilder(Of T)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
propertyExpression	Expression<Func<T, TProperty>>	A lambda expression that returns a ViewModel property.

Type Parameters

Name
TProperty

Returns

Type	Description
TableGroupLayoutBuilder<T>	The table group layout builder instance.

Remarks

The ContainsProperty<TProperty> property is recognized by the GridControl, TreeListControl and PropertyGridControl.

See the example below.

C#

void IMetadataProvider<DataAnnotations_FluentAPI>.BuildMetadata(MetadataBuilder<DataAnnotations_FluentAPI> builder) {
            builder.TableLayout()
                .Group("Product Details")
                    .ContainsProperty(p => p.ProductCategory)
                    .ContainsProperty(p => p.ProductName)
                .EndGroup()
                .GroupContainer("Order Details")
                    .Group("Main")
                        .ContainsProperty(p => p.CustomerName)
                        .ContainsProperty(p => p.OrderDate)
                    .EndGroup();
        }

The ContainsProperty<TProperty> method does not support defining child properties.