PropertyGridControl.ExpandCategoriesWhenSelectedObjectChanged Property

Gets or sets whether to automatically expand all categories when changing the selected object. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.PropertyGrid

Declaration

C#

public bool ExpandCategoriesWhenSelectedObjectChanged { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ExpandCategoriesWhenSelectedObjectChanged As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, to expand all categories when changing the selected object; otherwise, false.

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XAML

wpf-property-grid-apply-data-annotation-attributes/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L13

    </Window.Resources>
    <dxprg:PropertyGridControl SelectedObject="{Binding Path=.}" ExpandCategoriesWhenSelectedObjectChanged="True"/>
</Window>

wpf-property-grid-use-data-annotations-to-define-property-editor/CS/PropertyGridEditorAttribute/MainWindow.xaml#L57

<dxprg:PropertyGridControl ExpandCategoriesWhenSelectedObjectChanged="True"
                           ShowCategories="False"