ReportDesigner.PropertyGridOptions Property

Provides access to the Property Grid‘s options.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.ReportDesigner.v22.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public PropertyGridOptions PropertyGridOptions { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property PropertyGridOptions As PropertyGridOptions

Property Value

Type	Description
PropertyGridOptions	The Property Grid’s options.

Remarks

This property allows you to specify the following Property Grid options:

• Visibility - specifies the Property Grid’s visibility state (visible, closed or auto-hidden).
• ShowFavoriteProperties - specifies whether to activate the Favorite Properties tab when the Report Designer runs.
• UseOfficeInspiredPropertyGrid - specifies whether to use MS Office-inspired editors.
• UseTabbedView - specifies whether to group properties into tabs or display all properties in a single tab.
• ShowExpressionsInSeparateTab - specifies whether to show the Expressions tab that contains all properties for which users can define expressions.

The following code demonstrates how to access and specify these options:

XAML

<Window
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:dxrud="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/reports/userdesigner" 
        ... >
    <dxrud:ReportDesigner Name="designer"> 
        <dxrud:ReportDesigner.PropertyGridOptions>
            <dxrud:PropertyGridOptions UseTabbedView="False" ShowFavoriteProperties="True"/>
        </dxrud:ReportDesigner.PropertyGridOptions>
    </dxrud:ReportDesigner>
</Window>

See Hide and Customize Dock Panels in the Report Designer, Properties Window and Use Favorite Properties in the Report Designer for more information.

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XAML

reporting-wpf-customize-dock-panels-in-report-designer/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L20

<!--Disable the Property Grid's tabbed view and display favorite properties-->
<dxrud:ReportDesigner.PropertyGridOptions>
    <dxrud:PropertyGridOptions UseTabbedView="False" ShowFavoriteProperties="True"/>