TcxCustomBarEditItem.RepositoryItem Property
Specifies an edit repository item component for the toolbar editor item.
Declaration
property RepositoryItem: TcxEditRepositoryItem read; write;
Property Value
Type | Description |
---|---|
TcxEditRepositoryItem | An edit repository item component. |
Remarks
A toolbar editor item can embed any editor shipped with the ExpressEditors Library. To assign an in-place editor to a toolbar item, you can create and configure an edit repository item component, and then assign it to the RepositoryItem
property.
Tip
Edit repository items are useful when you need to share in-place editor settings between multiple toolbar editor items.
Available Edit Repository Item Types
Every repository item type (a TcxEditRepositoryItem class descendant) defines the corresponding in-place editor type and stores its settings accessible through the Properties property. The following table lists all available edit repository items and corresponding in-place editor classes:
Repository Item Type | In-Place Editor | Description |
---|---|---|
A barcode control without user input functionality. | ||
A Binary Large Object (BLOB) editor. | ||
A single-line text editor with embedded buttons. | ||
A single-line editor with a drop-down calculator window. | ||
A check box editor with support for three states. | ||
A combo box editor that can display items with check boxes. | ||
An editor designed to display a set of check boxes. | ||
A color combo box editor. | ||
An editor designed to select a color in a color gallery embedded into a drop-down window. | ||
A general-purpose combo box editor. | ||
A numeric editor for currency values. | ||
A date editor with a drop-down calendar. | ||
A date/time wheel picker editor. | ||
A lookup editor that displays a Data Grid View in a drop-down window. Warning Do not use repository items to share settings between multiple lookup editors because these settings include data binding options. A repository item shared between multiple lookup editors binds them to the same dataset. This scenario may lead to data update and synchronization issues that are difficult to detect and identify. | ||
A lookup editor that displays a Data Grid View in a drop-down window. Warning Do not use repository items to share settings between multiple lookup editors because these settings include data binding options. A repository item shared between multiple lookup editors binds them to the same dataset. This scenario may lead to data update and synchronization issues that are difficult to detect and identify. | ||
A combo box that allows users to switch between font typefaces. | ||
A formatted label editor without user input functionality. | ||
A hyperlink editor that can execute custom commands. | ||
A combo box whose items can display text and images. | ||
An editor designed to display images. | ||
An unformatted label editor without user input functionality. | ||
A lookup combo box populated with values from a data source. Warning Do not use repository items to share settings between multiple lookup editors because these settings include data binding options. A repository item shared between multiple lookup editors binds them to the same dataset. This scenario may lead to data update and synchronization issues that are difficult to detect and identify. | ||
A lookup sparkline editor. | ||
A single-line text editor that displays a list of most recently used (MRU) items in a drop-down window. | ||
A single-line text editor with support for input masks. | ||
A multi-line editor for plain text. | ||
A numeric value wheel picker editor. | ||
A text editor that can embed a control in a drop-down window. | ||
A progress bar without user input functionality. | ||
A container for radio buttons. | ||
A track bar editor with two sliders that allow users to select a value range. | ||
A rating control. | ||
A multi-line rich text editor. | ||
An editor that visualizes data as lightweight charts without axes and labels. | ||
A general-purpose numeric spin editor. | ||
A simple single-line text editor. | ||
A spin editor for time values. | ||
A toggle switch editor. | ||
A token editor. | ||
A track bar editor with two sliders for value range selection. |
Note
The RepositoryItem
property has priority over Properties, PropertiesClass, and PropertiesClassName properties. These properties have no effect when the RepositoryItem
property is specified.
Limitations
If an editor has unbound and data-aware versions, you can embed only unbound editors into bar edit items.
Default In-Place Editor Type
The bar edit item embeds a simple single-line text editor (TcxTextEdit) if PropertiesClass, PropertiesClassName, and RepositoryItem
properties are unspecified.