PropertyGridControl.GetActiveEditorNeedsKey Event

Allows you to specify whether an active editor responds to keys that a user presses.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.PropertyGrid

Declaration

C#

public event EventHandler<GetActiveEditorNeedsKeyEventArgs> GetActiveEditorNeedsKey

VB.NET

Public Event GetActiveEditorNeedsKey As EventHandler(Of GetActiveEditorNeedsKeyEventArgs)

Event Data

The GetActiveEditorNeedsKey event's data class is GetActiveEditorNeedsKeyEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:

Property	Description
Handled	Gets or sets a value that indicates the present state of the event handling for a routed event as it travels the route. Inherited from RoutedEventArgs.
Key	Gets the key the user is pressing.
Modifiers	Gets the modifier keys (Shift, Ctrl, and Alt) the user is pressing.
NeedsKey	Gets or sets whether an active editor responds to the key the user is pressing.
OriginalSource	Gets the original reporting source as determined by pure hit testing, before any possible Source adjustment by a parent class. Inherited from RoutedEventArgs.
RoutedEvent	Gets or sets the RoutedEvent associated with this RoutedEventArgs instance. Inherited from RoutedEventArgs.
Row	Gets a property grid row. Inherited from PropertyGridRowBaseEventArgs.
Source	Gets or sets a reference to the object that raised the event. Inherited from RoutedEventArgs.
TemplateChild	Gets an in-place editor specified in a cell template.
Value	Gets a row’s value. Inherited from PropertyGridRowBaseEventArgs.

The event data class exposes the following methods:

Method	Description
InvokeEventHandler(Delegate, Object)	When overridden in a derived class, provides a way to invoke event handlers in a type-specific way, which can increase efficiency over the base implementation. Inherited from RoutedEventArgs.
OnSetSource(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, provides a notification callback entry point whenever the value of the Source property of an instance changes. Inherited from RoutedEventArgs.

Remarks

The PropertyGridControl processes keys a user presses even if the in-place editor is active. For example, arrow keys move focus between rows. The GetActiveEditorNeedsKey event allows you to specify keys that are processed by the active in-place editor instead of the PropertyGridControl.

The following code sample allows users to use the arrow keys to navigate within the ListBoxEdit in-place editor:

C#

using System.Windows.Input;

// ...

void OnGetActiveEditorNeedsKey(object sender, DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid.GetActiveEditorNeedsKeyEventArgs e) {
    if (e.Key == Key.Up || e.Key == Key.Down || e.Key == Key.Left || e.Key == Key.Right)
        e.NeedsKey = true;
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows.Input

' ...

Private Sub OnGetActiveEditorNeedsKey(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.Xpf.PropertyGrid.GetActiveEditorNeedsKeyEventArgs)
    If e.Key = Key.Up OrElse e.Key = Key.Down OrElse e.Key = Key.Left OrElse e.Key = Key.Right Then e.NeedsKey = True
End Sub

Process User Actions

The PropertyGridControl includes the following events that allow you to specify how users can interact with editors:

Event	Description
GetIsEditorActivationAction	Allows you to specify whether an action (key down, text input, or mouse left button click) activates the focused editor.
ProcessEditorActivationAction	Allows you to prohibit the focused editor to process an activation action.
GetActiveEditorNeedsKey	Allows you to specify whether an active editor responds to keys that a user presses.