TcxCustomGridTableView Class

The base class for all table-based grid View classes in the VCL Data Grid.

Declaration

TcxCustomGridTableView = class(
    TcxCustomGridView,
    IcxFilterControl,
    IcxFilterControlEx,
    IcxNavigator,
    IcxNavigatorRecordPosition,
    IcxDataControllerConditionalFormattingProviderOwner,
    IdxAIControl,
    IdxAISmartPasteContainer
)

Remarks

The TcxCustomGridTableView class implements core functionality common to all table-based grid Views.

Data Item Types

Data items are main visual elements of all grid Views. Depending on the View type, data items describe different View elements:

Column

In a Table or Banded Table View, data items are columns that populate the View from left to right.

VCL Data Grid: A Column

Card Row

In a Card View, items are card rows arranged vertically.

VCL Data Grid: A Card Row

Layout Data Item

A layout data item is embedded into a layout container.

VCL Data Grid: A Layout Item

WinExplorer Data Item

A WinExplorer data item is an image, text, check box, or group associated with a dataset field.

VCL Data Grid: A WinExplorer Data Item

Main API Members

The list below outlines key members of the TcxCustomGridTableView class that allow you to configure grid View layout, appearance, and behavior settings.

General Appearance Settings

OptionsView: Provides access to general appearance settings.
Styles: Allows you to apply styles to the grid Table View.

General Behavior and User Interaction Settings

OptionsBehavior: Provides access to general behavior settings.
OptionsCustomize: Allows you to specify table layout customization options available to users.
OptionsSelection: Provides access to all selection-related settings.

Data Item Management

ItemCount: Returns the number of data items accessible through the Items property.
Items: Provides indexed access to all data items in the grid Table View.
CreateItem: Creates a new data item column.
GroupedItemCount: Returns the number of data items accessible through the GroupedItems property.
GroupedItems: Provides indexed access to all grouped data items.
VisibleItemCount: Returns the number of data items accessible through the VisibleItems property.
VisibleItems: Provides indexed access to all visible data items in the grid Table View.

ConditionalFormatting: Allows you to apply and manage conditional formatting rules.
DateTimeHandling: Provides access to date/time value display and interpretation settings.
Filtering: Provides access to data filter settings.
OptionsData: Provides access to data-related grid Table View behavior settings. You can use these settings to specify data operations available to users (add, insert, delete records, etc.).
SmartPaste: Inserts the specified string or current clipboard content into all configured data items using the AI-powered Smart Paste functionality.
SortedItemCount: Returns the number of sorted columns accessible through the SortedItems property.
SortedItems: Provides indexed access to all sorted columns.

Custom Draw Events

OnCustomDrawCell: Allows you to override or complement built-in draw routines for data cells.
OnCustomDrawPartBackground: Allows you to override or complement built-in background draw routines.

General-Purpose API Members

Controller: Provides access to the grid Table View controller. You can use this property to execute UI commands (search, edit operations, navigation, scrolling, etc.).