ListBoxDashboardItem Class

A List Box dashboard item that allows end-users to filter other dashboard items.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public class ListBoxDashboardItem :
    FilterElementDashboardItem

VB.NET

Public Class ListBoxDashboardItem
    Inherits FilterElementDashboardItem

Remarks

The List Box dashboard item provides the capability to filter other dashboard items and allows end-users to select a value(s) from the list.

The following documentation is available.

• WinForms Designer - Creating a List Box
• Web Dashboard - Creating a List Box

Example

This example demonstrates how to combine filter elements in a group and bind them to data in code.

The dashboard contains the following filter items combined in a group:

• ComboBoxDashboardItem
• ListBoxDashboardItem
• TreeViewDashboardItem

The group serve as a master filter for the Chart dashboard item.

View Example: How to Group Filter Elements and Bind to Data at Runtime

Form1.cs

using DevExpress.DashboardCommon;
using DevExpress.DataAccess.ConnectionParameters;
using DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
using System;

namespace Dashboard_FilterElements_and_Groups {
    public partial class Form1 : XtraForm {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            DashboardSqlDataSource dataSource = CreateDataSource();
            dashboardViewer1.Dashboard = CreateDashboard(dataSource);
            dashboardViewer1.SetMasterFilter("comboBoxDashboardItem1", "Internet Explorer");
        }

        private static DashboardSqlDataSource CreateDataSource() {
            DashboardSqlDataSource dataSource = new DashboardSqlDataSource();
            dataSource.ConnectionParameters =
                new XmlFileConnectionParameters(@"..\..\Data\WebsiteStatisticsData.xml");
            SelectQuery selectQuery = SelectQueryFluentBuilder
                .AddTable("Data")
                .SelectColumns("Browser", "BrowserDetails", "Date", "Count")
                .Build("Statistics");
            dataSource.Queries.Add(selectQuery);
            return dataSource;
        }

        private static Dashboard CreateDashboard(DashboardSqlDataSource dataSource) {
            Dashboard dashboard1 = new Dashboard();
            dashboard1.DataSources.Add(dataSource);

            ComboBoxDashboardItem comboBox1 = new ComboBoxDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Browser",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics",
                ComboBoxType = ComboBoxDashboardItemType.Checked
            };
            comboBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(new Dimension("Browser"));

            ListBoxDashboardItem listBox1 = new ListBoxDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Browser Version",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics"
            };
            listBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(new Dimension("BrowserDetails"));
            listBox1.InteractivityOptions.IgnoreMasterFilters = false;

            TreeViewDashboardItem treeView1 = new TreeViewDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Date",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics",
                AutoExpandNodes = true
            };
            treeView1.FilterDimensions.AddRange(new Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Year),
                new Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Quarter));

            DashboardItemGroup group1 = new DashboardItemGroup() {
                Name = "Filters"
            };
            group1.InteractivityOptions.IsMasterFilter = true;
            dashboard1.Groups.Add(group1);
            group1.AddRange(comboBox1, treeView1, listBox1);

            ChartDashboardItem chart1 = new ChartDashboardItem() {
                Name = "Browser Statistics",
                DataSource = dataSource,
                DataMember = "Statistics",
            };
            chart1.Arguments.Add(new Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.MonthYear));
            chart1.SeriesDimensions.AddRange(new Dimension("Browser"), new Dimension("BrowserDetails"));
            chart1.Panes.Add(new ChartPane());
            SimpleSeries salesAmountSeries = new SimpleSeries(SimpleSeriesType.SplineArea);
            salesAmountSeries.Value = new Measure("Count");
            chart1.Panes[0].Series.Add(salesAmountSeries);
            dashboard1.Items.Add(chart1);

            return dashboard1;
        }
    }
}

Form1.vb

Imports DevExpress.DashboardCommon
Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.ConnectionParameters
Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports System

Namespace Dashboard_FilterElements_and_Groups
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits XtraForm

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
            Dim dataSource As DashboardSqlDataSource = CreateDataSource()
            dashboardViewer1.Dashboard = CreateDashboard(dataSource)
            dashboardViewer1.SetMasterFilter("comboBoxDashboardItem1", "Internet Explorer")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Function CreateDataSource() As DashboardSqlDataSource
            Dim dataSource As New DashboardSqlDataSource()
            dataSource.ConnectionParameters = New XmlFileConnectionParameters("..\..\Data\WebsiteStatisticsData.xml")
            Dim selectQuery As SelectQuery = SelectQueryFluentBuilder.AddTable("Data").SelectColumns("Browser", "BrowserDetails", "Date", "Count").Build("Statistics")
            dataSource.Queries.Add(selectQuery)
            Return dataSource
        End Function
        Private Shared Function CreateDashboard(ByVal dataSource As DashboardSqlDataSource) As Dashboard
            Dim dashboard1 As New Dashboard()
            dashboard1.DataSources.Add(dataSource)

            Dim comboBox1 As New ComboBoxDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Browser", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics", .ComboBoxType = ComboBoxDashboardItemType.Checked}
            comboBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(New Dimension("Browser"))

            Dim listBox1 As New ListBoxDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Browser Version", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics"}
            listBox1.FilterDimensions.Add(New Dimension("BrowserDetails"))
            listBox1.InteractivityOptions.IgnoreMasterFilters = False

            Dim treeView1 As New TreeViewDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Date", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics", .AutoExpandNodes = True}
            treeView1.FilterDimensions.AddRange(New Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Year), New Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.Quarter))

            Dim group1 As New DashboardItemGroup() With {.Name = "Filters"}
            group1.InteractivityOptions.IsMasterFilter = True
            dashboard1.Groups.Add(group1)
            group1.AddRange(comboBox1, treeView1, listBox1)

            Dim chart1 As New ChartDashboardItem() With {.Name = "Browser Statistics", .DataSource = dataSource, .DataMember = "Statistics"}
            chart1.Arguments.Add(New Dimension("Date", DateTimeGroupInterval.MonthYear))
            chart1.SeriesDimensions.AddRange(New Dimension("Browser"), New Dimension("BrowserDetails"))
            chart1.Panes.Add(New ChartPane())
            Dim salesAmountSeries As New SimpleSeries(SimpleSeriesType.SplineArea)
            salesAmountSeries.Value = New Measure("Count")
            chart1.Panes(0).Series.Add(salesAmountSeries)
            dashboard1.Items.Add(chart1)

            Return dashboard1
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

Implements

ICustomPropertyProvider

Inheritance

Object

DashboardItem

DataDashboardItem

FilterElementDashboardItem

ListBoxDashboardItem