SchedulerControl.StartAppointmentDragFromOutside Event

Occurs when the user drags an object in the Scheduler from an external source.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Scheduling

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Scheduling.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Scheduling

Declaration

C#

public event StartAppointmentDragFromOutsideEventHandler StartAppointmentDragFromOutside

VB.NET

Public Event StartAppointmentDragFromOutside As StartAppointmentDragFromOutsideEventHandler

Event Data

The StartAppointmentDragFromOutside event's data class is DevExpress.Xpf.Scheduling.StartAppointmentDragFromOutsideEventArgs.

Remarks

The CompleteAppointmentDragDrop event does not fire if the drag-drop operation has been initialized outside the Scheduler.

The example below illustrates how to implement drag-drop from a text editor and GridControl.

C#

 private void Scheduler_StartAppointmentDragFromOutside(object sender,
  StartAppointmentDragFromOutsideEventArgs e) {

  // if the user is dragging GridControl data
  if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(RecordDragDropData))) {
    var rddData = (RecordDragDropData) e.Data.GetData(typeof(RecordDragDropData));
    foreach (var appData in rddData.Records.Cast<AppointmentData>()) {
      var appointment = new AppointmentItem {
        Subject = appData.Subject,
        Location = appData.Location
      };
      appointment.End = appointment.Start + appData.Length;
      e.DragAppointments.Add(appointment);
    }
  }

  // if the user is dragging text
  if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(string))) {
    var subject = (string) e.Data.GetData(typeof(string));
    var appointment = new AppointmentItem { Subject = subject };
    e.DragAppointments.Add(appointment);
  }
}

VB.NET

 Private Sub Scheduler_StartAppointmentDragFromOutside(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As StartAppointmentDragFromOutsideEventArgs)

  ' if the user is dragging GridControl data
  If e.Data.GetDataPresent(GetType(RecordDragDropData)) Then
    Dim rddData = CType(e.Data.GetData(GetType(RecordDragDropData)), RecordDragDropData)
    For Each appData In rddData.Records.Cast(Of AppointmentData)()
      Dim appointment = New AppointmentItem With {
          .Subject = appData.Subject,
          .Location = appData.Location
      }
      appointment.End = appointment.Start + appData.Length
      e.DragAppointments.Add(appointment)
    Next appData
  End If

  ' if the user is dragging text
  If e.Data.GetDataPresent(GetType(String)) Then
    Dim subject = CStr(e.Data.GetData(GetType(String)))
    Dim appointment = New AppointmentItem With {.Subject = subject}
    e.DragAppointments.Add(appointment)
  End If
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

wpf-scheduler-drop-data-from-grid-control-to-create-appointments/CS/DragDropFromGridExample/MainWindow.xaml#L19

<dxsch:SchedulerControl x:Name="scheduler"
                        StartAppointmentDragFromOutside="scheduler_StartAppointmentDragFromOutside"
                        GroupType="Resource">