TcxCustomInplaceEditContainer.Properties Property

Provides access to active in-place editor settings.

Declaration

property Properties: TcxCustomEditProperties read; write;

Property Value

Type	Description
TcxCustomEditProperties	Stores settings that correspond to the active in-place editor type. Cast the property value to the corresponding class of in-place editor settings to access all public API members. Call the Properties.ClassType function to identify the actual class of in-place editor settings. Refer to the Remarks section for the full list of available in-place editor types.

Remarks

A data item in a container control can use any editor shipped with the ExpressEditors Library as an in-place editor for cell edit operations. An in-place editor instance exists (and, therefore, has its own WinAPI handle) only when a data item cell is being edited. Otherwise, the data item displays a static editor image for resource usage optimization.

Use the PropertiesClass property to switch between available in-place editors if the RepositoryItem property is unspecified.

Available In-Place Editors

PropertiesClass Value	In-Place Editor	Description
TdxBarCodeProperties	TdxBarCode	A barcode control without user input functionality.
TcxBlobEditProperties	TcxBlobEdit	A Binary Large Object (BLOB) editor.
TcxButtonEditProperties	TcxButtonEdit	A single-line text editor with embedded buttons.
TcxCalcEditProperties	TcxCalcEdit	A single-line editor with a drop-down calculator window.
TcxCheckBoxProperties	TcxCheckBox	A check box editor with support for three states.
TcxCheckComboBoxProperties	TcxCheckComboBox	A combo box editor that can display items with check boxes.
TcxCheckGroupProperties	TcxCheckGroup	An editor designed to display a set of check boxes.
TcxColorComboBoxProperties	TcxColorComboBox	A color combo box editor.
TdxColorEditProperties	TdxColorEdit	An editor designed to select a color in a color gallery embedded into a drop-down window.
TcxComboBoxProperties	TcxComboBox	A general-purpose combo box editor.
TcxCurrencyEditProperties	TcxCurrencyEdit	A numeric editor for currency values.
TcxDateEditProperties	TcxDateEdit	A date editor with a drop-down calendar.
TdxDateTimeWheelPickerProperties	TdxDateTimeWheelPicker	A date/time wheel picker editor.
TcxExtLookupComboBoxProperties	TcxExtLookupComboBox	A lookup editor that displays a Data Grid View in a drop-down window.
TcxFontNameComboBoxProperties	TcxFontNameComboBox	A combo box that allows users to switch between font typefaces.
TdxFormattedLabelProperties	TdxFormattedLabel	A formatted label editor without user input functionality.
TcxHyperlinkEditProperties	TcxHyperLinkEdit	A hyperlink editor that can execute custom commands.
TcxImageProperties	TcxImage	An editor designed to display images.
TcxImageComboBoxProperties	TcxImageComboBox	A combo box whose items can display text and images.
TcxLabelProperties	TcxLabel	An unformatted label editor without user input functionality.
TcxLookupComboBoxProperties	TcxLookupComboBox	A lookup combo box populated with values from a data source.
TdxLookupSparklineProperties	TdxLookupSparklineEdit	A lookup sparkline editor.
TcxMaskEditProperties	TcxMaskEdit	A single-line text editor with support for input masks.
TcxMemoProperties	TcxMemo	A multi-line editor for plain text.
TcxMRUEditProperties	TcxMRUEdit	A single-line text editor that displays a list of most recently used (MRU) items in a drop-down window.
TdxNumericWheelPickerProperties	TdxNumericWheelPicker	A numeric value wheel picker editor.
TdxOfficeSearchBoxProperties	TdxOfficeSearchBox	A search box that suggests Ribbon or Toolbar UI elements based on user input.
TcxPopupEditProperties	TcxPopupEdit	A text editor that can embed a control in a drop-down window.
TcxProgressBarProperties	TcxProgressBar	A progress bar.
TcxRadioGroupProperties	TcxRadioGroup	A container for radio buttons.
TdxRangeTrackBarProperties	TdxRangeTrackBar	A track bar editor with two sliders for value range selection.
TdxRatingControlProperties	TdxRatingControl	A rating control.
TcxRichEditProperties	TcxRichEdit	A multi-line rich text editor.
TcxShellComboBoxProperties	TcxShellComboBox	An editor that combines a combo box and a Shell Tree View control.
TdxSparklineProperties	TdxSparklineEdit	An editor that visualizes data as lightweight charts without axes and labels.
TcxSpinEditProperties	TcxSpinEdit	A general-purpose numeric spin editor.
TcxTextEditProperties	TcxTextEdit	A simple single-line text editor.
TcxTimeEditProperties	TcxTimeEdit	A spin editor for time values.
TdxToggleSwitchProperties	TdxToggleSwitch	A toggle switch editor.
TdxTokenEditProperties	TdxTokenEdit	A token editor.
TcxTrackBarProperties	TcxTrackBar	A track bar editor with one slider.

Tip

To identify the actual class of active editor settings, call the Properties.ClassType function.

Design-Time Functionality

You can select any available in-place editor in a drop-down list of a data item’s Properties node displayed in the Object Inspector:

Code Example: Create an Unbound Column and Configure Its In-Place Editor

The following code example creates a tree list column, assigns an in-place date editor with a drop-down calendar, and customizes its settings:

Delphi

uses cxCalendar;
// ...
var
  AColumn: TcxTreeListColumn;
  ADateEditProperties: TcxDateEditProperties;
begin
  AColumn := cxTreeList1.CreateColumn;  // Creates a new unbound column
  AColumn.DataBinding.ValueType := 'DateTime'; // Changes the column value type to "DateTime"
  AColumn.PropertiesClass := TcxDateEditProperties; // Assigns an in-place spin editor
  ADateEditProperties := AColumn.Properties as TcxDateEditProperties;
  ADateEditProperties.ShowToday := False; // Hides the "Today" link
  ADateEditProperties.DateButtons := [btnClear, btnToday]; // Adds the "Today" button
end;

C++

#include "cxCalendar.hpp"
// ...
  TcxTreeListColumn *AColumn;
  TcxDateEditProperties *ADateEditProperties;
  // ...
  AColumn = cxTreeList1->CreateColumn(); // Creates a new unbound column
  AColumn->DataBinding->ValueType = "DateTime"; // Changes the column value type to "DateTime"
  AColumn->PropertiesClass = __classid(TcxDateEditProperties); // Assigns an in-place spin editor
  ADateEditProperties = dynamic_cast<TcxDateEditProperties*>(AColumn->Properties);
  ADateEditProperties->ShowToday = false; // Hides the "Today" link
  ADateEditProperties->DateButtons = TDateButtons() << btnClear << btnToday; // Adds the "Today" button

Important Limitations

• If an editor has unbound and data-aware versions, you can use only its unbound version as an in-place editor.
• If the RepositoryItem property is specified, Properties, PropertiesClassName, and PropertiesClass property values are ignored.

Important

Do not change PropertiesClass, PropertiesClassName, and Properties property values in OnGetEditProperties and OnGetEditingProperties event handlers. Otherwise, drawing errors and access violations may occur.

To change the active editor and modify its settings safely within these event handlers, use the RepositoryItem property and TcxEditRepositoryItem class descendants. Refer to OnGetEditProperties and OnGetEditingProperties event descriptions for detailed information and code examples.

Default In-Place Editors

A data item in a container control uses the default in-place editor if Properties, PropertiesClass, PropertiesClassName, and RepositoryItem properties are unspecified. The container control item uses one of the following in-place editors as default depending on DataBinding.ValueType and DataBinding.ValueTypeClass property values:

ValueType[1] Value	ValueTypeClass[1] Value	Default Editor
Boolean	TcxBooleanValueType	TcxCheckBox
Currency	TcxCurrencyValueType	TcxCurrencyEdit
DateTime	TcxDateTimeValueType	TcxDateEdit
FMTBcd	TcxFMTBcdValueType	TcxCurrencyEdit
SQLTimeStamp	TcxSQLTimeStampValueType	TcxDateEdit
Any other value	Any other value	TcxTextEdit

Footnotes

1. DataBinding.ValueType and DataBinding.ValueTypeClass property values define the default in-place editor for the container control item regardless of the active data access mode.