TcxEditRepository.RemoveItems(TcxEditRepositoryItemClass) Method

Deletes all edit repository items of a specified type.

Declaration

procedure RemoveItems(AItemClass: TcxEditRepositoryItemClass);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
AItemClass	TcxEditRepositoryItemClass	The reference to the target edit repository item class. Refer to the Remarks section for the full list of available options.

Remarks

Call the RemoveItems function to delete all stored repository items of the same type. Pass a reference to the target repository item class as the AItemClass parameter.

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
TcxEditRepositoryBarCodeItem	TdxBarCode	A barcode control without user input functionality.
TcxEditRepositoryBlobItem	TcxBlobEdit	A Binary Large Object (BLOB) editor.
TcxEditRepositoryButtonItem	TcxButtonEdit	A single-line text editor with embedded buttons.
TcxEditRepositoryCalcItem	TcxCalcEdit	A single-line editor with a drop-down calculator window.
TcxEditRepositoryCheckBoxItem	TcxCheckBox	A check box editor with support for three states.
TcxEditRepositoryCheckComboBox	TcxCheckComboBox	A combo box editor that can display items with check boxes.
TcxEditRepositoryCheckGroupItem	TcxCheckGroup	An editor designed to display a set of check boxes.
TcxEditRepositoryColorComboBox	TcxColorComboBox	A color combo box editor.
TcxEditRepositoryColorEdit	TdxColorEdit	An editor designed to select a color in a color gallery embedded into a drop-down window.
TcxEditRepositoryComboBoxItem	TcxComboBox	A general-purpose combo box editor.
TcxEditRepositoryCurrencyItem	TcxCurrencyEdit	A numeric editor for currency values.
TcxEditRepositoryDateItem	TcxDateEdit	A date editor with a drop-down calendar.
TcxEditRepositoryDateTimeWheelPickerItem	TdxDateTimeWheelPicker	A date/time wheel picker editor.
TcxEditRepositoryExtLookupComboBoxItem	TcxExtLookupComboBox	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.
TcxEditRepositoryExtLookupComboBoxItem	TcxExtLookupComboBox	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.
TcxEditRepositoryFontNameComboBox	TcxFontNameComboBox	A combo box that allows users to switch between font typefaces.
TcxEditRepositoryFormattedLabel	TdxFormattedLabel	A formatted label editor without user input functionality.
TcxEditRepositoryHyperLinkItem	TcxHyperLinkEdit	A hyperlink editor that can execute custom commands.
TcxEditRepositoryImageComboBoxItem	TcxImageComboBox	A combo box whose items can display text and images.
TcxEditRepositoryImageItem	TcxImage	An editor designed to display images.
TcxEditRepositoryLabel	TcxLabel	An unformatted label editor without user input functionality.
TcxEditRepositoryLookupComboBoxItem	TcxLookupComboBox	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.
TcxEditRepositoryLookupSparklineItem	TdxLookupSparklineEdit	A lookup sparkline editor.
TcxEditRepositoryMRUItem	TcxMRUEdit	A single-line text editor that displays a list of most recently used (MRU) items in a drop-down window.
TcxEditRepositoryMaskItem	TcxMaskEdit	A single-line text editor with support for input masks.
TcxEditRepositoryMemoItem	TcxMemo	A multi-line editor for plain text.
TcxEditRepositoryNumericWheelPickerItem	TdxNumericWheelPicker	A numeric value wheel picker editor.
TcxEditRepositoryPopupItem	TcxPopupEdit	A text editor that can embed a control in a drop-down window.
TcxEditRepositoryProgressBar	TcxProgressBar	A progress bar without user input functionality.
TcxEditRepositoryRadioGroupItem	TcxRadioGroup	A container for radio buttons.
TcxEditRepositoryRangeTrackBar	TdxRangeTrackBar	A track bar editor with two sliders that allow users to select a value range.
TcxEditRepositoryRatingControl	TdxRatingControl	A rating control.
TcxEditRepositoryRichItem	TcxRichEdit	A multi-line rich text editor.
TcxEditRepositorySparklineItem	TdxSparklineEdit	An editor that visualizes data as lightweight charts without axes and labels.
TcxEditRepositorySpinItem	TcxSpinEdit	A general-purpose numeric spin editor.
TcxEditRepositoryTextItem	TcxTextEdit	A simple single-line text editor.
TcxEditRepositoryTimeItem	TcxTimeEdit	A spin editor for time values.
TcxEditRepositoryToggleSwitchItem	TdxToggleSwitch	A toggle switch editor.
TcxEditRepositoryTokenItem	TdxTokenEdit	A token editor.
TcxEditRepositoryTrackBar	TcxTrackBar	A track bar editor with two sliders for value range selection.

Code Example

The following code example deletes all repository items that define a memo editor and its settings.

Delphi

uses cxEdit, cxEditRepositoryItems;
// ...
  cxEditRepository1.RemoveItems(TcxEditRepositoryMemoItem);

C++

#include "cxEdit.hpp"
#include "cxEditRepositoryItems.hpp"
// ...
  cxEditRepository1->RemoveItems(__classid(TcxEditRepositoryMemoItem));

Other Repository Item Deletion Options

You can call the Clear procedure to delete all stored repository items. If you need to delete an individual repository item, release it directly in code (call the Free procedure in Delphi or use the delete keyword in C++Builder).