BaseEditSettings.DisplayTextConverter Property

Gets or sets a converter used to provide the editor’s display value. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors.Settings

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public IValueConverter DisplayTextConverter { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DisplayTextConverter As IValueConverter

Property Value

Type	Description
IValueConverter	An object that implements the IValueConverter interface.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to DisplayTextConverter
BarEditItem	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
FilterField	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
TokenEditorBehavior	.NewTokenEditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
GanttColumn	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
ColumnBase	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
GridColumn	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
TreeListColumn	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
CollectionDefinition	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
PropertyDefinition	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter
SpreadsheetCustomCellEditEventArgs	.EditSettings.DisplayTextConverter

Remarks

The formatted text is displayed if the editor’s value is not currently edited (e.g. the editor is not focused or it is read-only).

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

How-to-show-text-instead-of-checkboxes-in-boolean-columns-with-the-capability-to-search-by-this-text/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L20

    <!--Use TextEditSettings if you want to display your custom text in cells as well-->
    <dxe:CheckEditSettings DisplayTextConverter="{dxmvvm:BooleanToObjectConverter TrueValue=Yes, FalseValue=No}"/>
</ContentControl>