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TcxEditRepositoryItemClass Type

A reference to a repository item component class.

Declaration

TcxEditRepositoryItemClass = class of TcxEditRepositoryItem;

Referenced Class

Type Description
TcxEditRepositoryItem

The base class for all repository item components.

Remarks

Use the TcxEditRepositoryItemClass type to refer to a TcxEditRepositoryItem class descendant.

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: Shared In-Place Editor Settings

The following code example creates two unbound Table View columns in a Data Grid control and uses a memo repository item to assign an in-place memo editor to them:

uses cxEdit, cxEditRepositoryItems;
// ...
var
  AColumn1, AColumn2: TcxGridColumn;
  ARepositoryItem: TcxEditRepositoryMemoItem;
begin
  AColumn1 := cxGrid1TableView1.CreateColumn; // Creates a new unbound column
  AColumn2 := cxGrid1TableView1.CreateColumn; // Creates another unbound column
  // Creates a repository item that defines a memo editor and stores its settings
  ARepositoryItem := cxEditRepository1.CreateItem(TcxEditRepositoryMemoItem) as TcxEditRepositoryMemoItem;
  ARepositoryItem.Properties.ScrollBars := ssVertical; // Enables a vertical scroll bar
  ARepositoryItem.Properties.VisibleLineCount := 8; // Limits the number of simultaneously visible lines
  // Assigns the created repository item to both new columns
  AColumn1.RepositoryItem := ARepositoryItem;
  AColumn2.RepositoryItem := ARepositoryItem;
end;

Direct TcxEditRepositoryItemClass Type References

The following public methods accept a TcxEditRepositoryItemClass value as a parameter:

TcxEditRepository.CreateItem
Creates a new repository item of the target type.
TcxEditRepository.CreateItemEx
Creates a new repository item of the target type and associates it with the specified owner component.
TcxEditRepository.RemoveItems
Deletes all edit repository items of a specified type.
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