CustomDashboardItemControlCreatingEventArgs.CustomControlProvider Property

Gets or sets a custom control that displays a custom dashboard item.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardWin

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v24.1.Win.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Dashboard

Declaration

C#

public CustomControlProviderBase CustomControlProvider { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property CustomControlProvider As CustomControlProviderBase

Property Value

Type	Description
CustomControlProviderBase	A custom control that displays a custom dashboard item.

Remarks

Assign a CustomControlProviderBase class descendant to the CustomControlProvider property to display a custom dashboard item in a dashboard when you handle one of the following events:

• DashboardViewer.CustomDashboardItemControlCreating
• DashboardDesigner.CustomDashboardItemControlCreating
• IDashboardControl.CustomDashboardItemControlCreating

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/CS/CustomItemExtension/CustomItems/SankeyChart/SankeyItemExtensionModule.cs#L36

    if(e.MetadataType == typeof(SankeyItemMetadata))
        e.CustomControlProvider = new SankeyItemControlProvider(dashboardControl.Dashboard.Items[e.DashboardItemName] as CustomDashboardItem<SankeyItemMetadata>);
}

winforms-dashboard-custom-items/CS/TutorialsCustomItems/Form1.cs#L30

if (e.MetadataType == typeof(HelloWorldItemMetadata))
    e.CustomControlProvider = new HelloWorldItemProvider();
if (e.MetadataType == typeof(SimpleTableMetadata))

VB.NET

winforms-dashboard-custom-items-extension/VB/CustomItemExtension/CustomItems/TreeList/TreeListItemExtensionModule.vb#L38

If e.MetadataType Is GetType(TreeListItemMetadata) Then
    e.CustomControlProvider = New TreeListItemControlProvider(TryCast(dashboardControl.Dashboard.Items(e.DashboardItemName), CustomDashboardItem(Of TreeListItemMetadata)))
End If

winforms-dashboard-custom-items/VB/TutorialsCustomItems/Form1.vb#L27

If e.MetadataType Is GetType(HelloWorldItemMetadata) Then
    e.CustomControlProvider = New HelloWorldItemProvider()
End If