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TabViewDetailDescriptor Class

Displays multiple Details within a tabbed container.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

#Declaration

public class TabViewDetailDescriptor :
    MultiDetailDescriptor

#Remarks

If you want to display multiple Details within a tabbed container, use a TabViewDetailDescriptor object to initialize the master grid’s GridControl.DetailDescriptor property.

To populate the tabbed container with Details, use the MultiDetailDescriptor.DetailDescriptors property.

Note

The TabViewDetailDescriptor does not allow adding details at runtime.

#Example

This example creates tabbed details (TabViewDetailDescriptor) in the GridControl. The Orders tab displays the GridControl (DataControlDetailDescriptor), and the Notes tab displays a memo field (ContentDetailDescriptor).

WPF Grid - Create Tabbed Details

View Example: Display Detail Content in Tabs

<Window.Resources>
    <DataTemplate x:Key="EmployeeNotes">
        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Notes}" TextWrapping="Wrap" Padding="4"/>
    </DataTemplate>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
    <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>
            <dxg:TableView DetailHeaderContent="Employees" AutoWidth="True" ShowGroupPanel="False"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.View>
        <dxg:GridControl.DetailDescriptor>
            <dxg:TabViewDetailDescriptor>
                <dxg:DataControlDetailDescriptor ItemsSourcePath="Orders">
                    <dxg:DataControlDetailDescriptor.DataControl>
                        <dxg:GridControl AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
                            <dxg:GridControl.View>
                                <dxg:TableView DetailHeaderContent="Orders" AutoWidth="True" ShowGroupPanel="False"/>
                            </dxg:GridControl.View>
                        </dxg:GridControl>
                    </dxg:DataControlDetailDescriptor.DataControl>
                </dxg:DataControlDetailDescriptor>
                <dxg:ContentDetailDescriptor ContentTemplate="{StaticResource EmployeeNotes}" HeaderContent="Notes"/>
            </dxg:TabViewDetailDescriptor>
        </dxg:GridControl.DetailDescriptor>
    </dxg:GridControl>
</Grid>

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