LookUpEdit.AutoPopulateColumns Property

Gets or sets whether columns should be created automatically for all fields in a data source. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.LookUp

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public bool AutoPopulateColumns { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property AutoPopulateColumns As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, to automatically create columns for all fields in a data source; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If you create columns manually for the embedded grid, set the AutoPopulateColumns property to false to disable automatic column generation. Otherwise, the LookupEdit substitutes your columns with the automatically generated ones.

To learn more, see Creating Columns and Binding Them to Data Properties.

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-lookupedit-process-new-values/CS/HowToCreateLookUpEdit/MainWindow.xaml#L23

IncrementalFiltering="True"
AutoPopulateColumns="True"
ImmediatePopup="True"

wpf-lookupedit-filter-by-multiple-columns/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L13

ValueMember="ID"
AutoPopulateColumns="False"
ImmediatePopup="True"

wpf-data-grid-filter-column-lookupedit-based-on-value-in-another-column/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L26

<dxg:LookUpEdit Name="PART_Editor"
                ItemsSource="{Binding View.DataContext.Cities}" AutoPopulateColumns="False"
                ValueMember="CityId" DisplayMember="CityName">

wpf-pivot-grid-implement-a-custom-filter-popup/CS/DXPivotGrid_CustomFilterPopup/MainWindow.xaml#L19

<local:PivotGridCustomFilter DataContext="{Binding Path=(dxpgi:FieldHeader.Header), RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}"
                             AutoPopulateColumns="False"
                             FocusPopupOnOpen="True"