CompatibilitySettings.AllowEditTextExpressionInFormatRule Property

Gets or sets whether users can edit a format condition’s expression text.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.Desktop.v25.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Data.Desktop, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Design

Declaration

C#

public static bool AllowEditTextExpressionInFormatRule { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Shared Property AllowEditTextExpressionInFormatRule As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true to allow users to edit a format condition’s expression text; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Users cannot edit a format condition’s expression text:

Users still can invoke an expression editor and change the expression there:

Set the AllowEditTextExpressionInFormatRule property to true to allow users to edit an expression’s text: