TemplateColumn.EditTemplate Property

Gets or sets a template to edit column cell’s data values in an in-place editor or edit form.

Namespace: DevExpress.XamarinForms.DataGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Grid.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.XamarinForms.Grid

Declaration

public DataTemplate EditTemplate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
DataTemplate	A DataTemplate object.

Remarks

The TemplateColumn.EditTemplate property specifies how a TemplateColumn‘s cell should be edited in an in-place editor or EditFormPage with the default view. You can also define a template for the grid’s edit form to fully customize its view. See the Edit Cells example.

To specify how a TemplateColumn should display its cells, use the TemplateColumn.DisplayTemplate property.

Example

This example demonstrates how to set an in-place editor template for a TemplateColumn‘s cell.

Assign a DataTemplate object to the TemplateColumn.EditTemplate property.

XAML

<dxg:DataGridView x:Name = "grid" ItemsSource ="{Binding Employees}" EditorShowMode="Tap">
    <dxg:DataGridView.Columns>
        <dxg:ImageColumn FieldName="Photo" Width="100"/>
        <dxg:TemplateColumn FieldName="Name" Caption="Employee" MinWidth="250">
            <dxg:TemplateColumn.DisplayTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Grid VerticalOptions="Center" Padding="10, 0, 0, 0">
                        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                        <Label Text="{Binding Item.Name}" Font="Bold, 14" Grid.Row="0" />
                        <Label Text="{Binding Item.Phone, StringFormat = 'Phone: {0}'}"
                                Font="Small" Grid.Row="1"/>
                        <Label Text="{Binding Item.Address, StringFormat = 'Address: {0}'}" 
                                Font="Small" Grid.Row="2" />
                    </Grid>
                </DataTemplate>
            </dxg:TemplateColumn.DisplayTemplate>
            <dxg:TemplateColumn.EditTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <Grid>
                        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                        <Editor Text="{Binding Item.Phone, StringFormat = '{0}'}" 
                                FontSize="Small" Grid.Row="0"/>
                        <Editor Text="{Binding Item.Address, StringFormat = '{0}'}" 
                                FontSize="Small" Grid.Row="1" />
                    </Grid>
                </DataTemplate>
            </dxg:TemplateColumn.EditTemplate>
        </dxg:TemplateColumn>
        <dxg:TextColumn FieldName="Position"  MinWidth="200"/>
        <dxg:PickerColumn FieldName="Access" Caption = "Access Level" MinWidth="100"/>
        <dxg:CheckBoxColumn FieldName="OnVacation" MinWidth="100"/>
    </dxg:DataGridView.Columns>
</dxg:DataGridView>

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