DiagramItem.CanDeleteWithoutParent Property

Specifies whether to allow end-users to delete the item placed in a container. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Diagram.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Diagram

Declaration

C#

public bool? CanDeleteWithoutParent { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property CanDeleteWithoutParent As Boolean?

Property Value

Type	Description
Nullable<Boolean>	true to allow end-users to delete the item placed in a container; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the CanDeleteWithoutParent property is set to false, end-users can only delete the item’s parent container with its entire content.

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XAML

wpf-diagram-use-diagramdatabindingbehavior-to-generate-diagram-from-collection/CS/DiagramDataBindingBehavior/MainWindow.xaml#L17

<dxdiag:DiagramContainer Anchors="Left, Top" Background="#FFCEE1F2" CanCopyWithoutParent="True" ConnectionPoints="0.5,0 1,0.5 0.5,1 0,0.5" CanAddItems="False" DragMode="ByAnyPoint" Height="78" ItemsCanChangeParent="False" ItemsCanAttachConnectorEndPoint="False" ItemsCanAttachConnectorBeginPoint="False" ItemsCanSelect="False" ItemsCanEdit="False" ItemsCanCopyWithoutParent="False" ItemsCanMove="False" ItemsCanRotate="False" ItemsCanSnapToOtherItems="False" ItemsCanDeleteWithoutParent="False" ItemsCanSnapToThisItem="False" ItemsCanResize="False" Position="25,150" StrokeId="Black" Shape="StandardContainers.Alternating" ShowHeader="False" StrokeDashArray="5 3" ThemeStyleId="ShapeId.Focused1" TemplateName="ClassShape" Width="200">
    <dxdiag:DiagramShape Anchors="Left, Top" Angle="0" Background="Transparent" CanAttachConnectorBeginPoint="False" CanResize="False" CanEdit="False" CanCopyWithoutParent="False" CanChangeParent="False" CanMove="False" CanAttachConnectorEndPoint="False" CanSelect="False" CanDeleteWithoutParent="False" CanRotate="False" ForegroundId="Black" FontWeight="Bold" FontFamily="Arial" Height="25" Position="11,10" StrokeThickness="0" ThemeStyleId="Variant2" TextAlignment="Left" Width="176">
        <dxdiag:DiagramShape.Bindings>