How to: Manage Document Properties and Open Them Manually

• Jan 11, 2019

The Scaffolding Wizard uses Document Services to open single-object and collection views. You can manage documents using the API described in the Document Management System section.

In addition to this, the DevExpress.Mvvm.ViewModel.DocumentManagerServiceExtensions class provides the following extension methods:

• ShowNewEntityDocument<TEntity> - opens a document for editing a new entity.

  C#

  var service = this.GetService<IDocumentManagerService>();
  service.ShowNewEntityDocument<Entity>("EntityView", this, null);
  

  VB.NET

  Dim service = Me.GetService(Of IDocumentManagerService)()
  service.ShowNewEntityDocument(Of Entity)("EntityView", Me, Nothing)
  

• ShowExistingEntityDocument<TEntity, TPrimaryKey> - opens a document for an existing entity by its key.

  C#

  var service = this.GetService<IDocumentManagerService>();
  service.ShowExistingEntityDocument<Entity, int>(this, 2);
  

  VB.NET

  Dim service = Me.GetService(Of IDocumentManagerService)()
  service.ShowExistingEntityDocument(Of Entity, Integer)(Me, 2)