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Controls: In Alphabetical Order

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The list below contains all DevExpress controls and components for the WinForms platform - sorted in alphabetical order. You can also refer to the list of controls as they appear in the Visual Studio toolbox.

A

AccordionControl

An advanced hierarchical navigation menu.

AdornerUIManager

The component that provides a transparent adorner layer for highlighting certain UI elements and/or displaying notifications for these elements.

AlertControl

The component that supports displaying alert windows.

ApplicationMenu

A MS Office 2007-inspired main menu for Ribbon UI.

AppointmentLabelEdit

The image combo box control used to select appointment labels in appointment editing dialogs.

AppointmentResourceEdit

The image combo box control that displays a list of available resources. Users can select a resource in appointment editing dialogs.

AppointmentResourcesEdit

The pop-up checked list box control used to select multiple resources in appointment editing dialogs.

AppointmentStatusEdit

The image combo box control used to select the appointment status in appointment editing dialogs.

B

BackstageViewControl

A main menu for Ribbon UI, inspired by the menus found in MS Office 2010-2016.

BarAndDockingController

Allows you to customize the form-scope display and behavior settings for controls and components included in the XtraBars library - bars, dock panels, Ribbon controls, App UI Manager (DocumentManager) and tabbed windows (XtraTabbedMdiManager).

BarCodeControl

Displays a bar code.

BarManager

The component that manages traditional bars and popup menus.

BehaviorManager

A component that manages behaviors attached to various DevExpress controls in order to extend their functionality.

BreadCrumbEdit

The Microsoft Windows Explorer-inspired navigation bar that allows end users to navigate through a hierarchical tree of nodes.

ButtonEdit

The text editor that displays buttons in the edit box.

C

CalcEdit

Allows you to edit numeric values using a dropdown calculator.

CalendarControl

Displays a monthly calendar and allows an end-user to select a date or date range(s).

CameraControl

Displays a video stream captured from a video input device, such as a webcam.

ChartControl

Visualizes data as bars, areas, lines and other shapes. See Chart Control.

CheckButton

A button that supports two states - elevated and depressed. It is possible to prevent the button from receiving focus on click. Multiple buttons can be combined into a radio group, in which only one button is checked at a time.

CheckedComboBoxEdit

An editor that displays a list of check boxes in a drop-down menu. Users can select multiple items.

CheckEdit

Allows an end user to select among the unchecked, checked, and indeterminate state (optional). Multiple check boxes can be combined into a radio group.

CheckedListBoxControl

The checked list box control, in which each item can be checked, unchecked or set to the grayed state. The control can be populated with items from a data source.

ColorEdit

The editor that allows you to select a color from a dropdown window.

ColorPickEdit

An advanced drop-down color picker that supports multiple palettes (a predefined Web and System color palette) from which to choose colors.

ComboBoxEdit

A text editor that allows a user to select predefined items (typically, strings) from a drop-down list. The drop-down item list cannot be populated from a data source. Use lookup editors to display data source items in the drop-down list—LookUpEdit, GridLookUpEdit, SearchLookUpEdit, and TreeListLookUpEdit.

ControlNavigator

Provides a graphical interface for navigating data-aware controls that implement the INavigatableControl interface (this interface is implemented by all DevExpress data-aware container controls).

CustomizationControl

The Bar Manager‘s customization form.

D

DailyRecurrenceControl

The control used to set recurrence options for daily recurring appointments in appointment editing dialogs.

DataLayoutControl

Creates and maintains a consistent layout of controls for editing a specific data source’s fields. See Data Layout Control.

DataNavigator

The control that enables navigation through records in a data source and provides common record operations.

DateEdit

The editor with a dropdown calendar used to display and edit date/time values.

DateNavigator

The calendar control for navigating dates. Can be associated with a SchedulerControl to retrieve various information (e.g., appointment dates).

DateTimeChartRangeControlClient

The RangeControl‘s client that renders a lightweight chart with a date-time horizontal axis.

DefaultBarAndDockingController

Allows you to customize the application-scope display and behavior settings for controls and components included in the XtraBars library - bars, dock panels, Ribbon controls, App UI Manager (DocumentManager) and tabbed windows (XtraTabbedMdiManager).

DefaultLookAndFeel

Provides centralized access to global look-and-feel settings that affect all DevExpress controls in your application.

DefaultToolTipController

Manages tooltips for all DevExpress controls.

DiagramControl

Provides a canvas where you or your end-users can display, create and edit various diagrams.

DockManager

The component that allows you to create docked, floating and/or auto-hidden dock panels inside a form or user control. See Docking Library.

DocumentManager

The component that allows you to implement tabbed, native MDI, Windows 10-inspired or Widget application UIs.

DocumentViewer

The control to publish (preview, print and export) documents in Windows Forms applications.

DropDownButton

The button that can be associated with a popup control or a context menu. It is possible to prevent the button from receiving focus on a click.

DPIAwareImageCollection

Storage that serves as an external icon source for DevExpress controls. Automatically replaces default images with their larger counterparts at higher DPI settings.

DurationEdit

The combo box control used to specify time intervals (durations).

DXErrorProvider

Provides error management for DevExpress bound and unbound editors.

DXValidationProvider

Provides data validation management for DevExpress bound and unbound editors.

E

EditFormUserControl

A custom edit form for the Data Grid control.

EntityInstantFeedbackSource

The data source for the GridControl and SearchLookUpEdit that binds these controls to Entity Framework 4+ model classes in Instant Feedback Mode.

EntityServerModeSource

The data source for the GridControl, PivotGridControl and SearchLookUpEdit that binds these controls to Entity Framework 4+ model classes in server mode.

ExcelDataSource

The data source that extracts data from Microsoft Excel workbooks or CSV files.

ExplicitUnitOfWork

The ‘unit of work’ that uses long database level transaction to allow you to simplify the management of object changes and to access modified objects without having to commit the changes beforehand.

F

FilterControl

Allows users to build filter criteria and apply them to controls and data sources.

FilterEditorControl

Allows users to build filter criteria and apply them to controls and data sources. Supports visual and text criteria edit modes.

FilteringUIContext

The component that generates a set of DevExpress Editors to filter data in a separate data-aware control.

FlyoutPanel

The floating panel that is displayed and hidden using an animation effect. See Flyout Panel.

FontEdit

The editor to select a font from a dropdown list.

FormAssistant

Helps you convert your default application form into an XtraForm, Ribbon Form or Tabbed Form and select a DevExpress skin.

G

GalleryControl

The control displaying an image gallery, with the capability to categorize items into groups.

GalleryDropDown

Displays an image gallery and custom commands in a popup window.

GaugeControl

Allows you to create gauges of various types - circular, linear, digital and state indicators.

GridControl

Displays data from a data source as a table, cards, tiles, or in other formats.

GridLookUpEdit

An editor that has lookup functionality using a feature-rich dropdown Data Grid (GridControl). You can display lookup records in a tabular format, banded tabular format, or as tiles (which can be arranged in one or multiple columns/rows, rendered as a list or a Kanban board).

GridSplitContainer

A satellite control that allows the Data Grid to split its client area into two resizeable regions, separated by a splitter.

GroupControl

The panel with a title which can be aligned along the top, bottom, left or right edge.

H

HeatmapControl

Displays a customizable and interactive heatmap chart.

HScrollBar

The horizontal scrollbar.

HyperlinkLabelControl

The label that supports displaying text or its portion as a hyperlink. Allows you to use HTML tags to format text.

HyperLinkEdit

The editor to display and edit hyperlinks and navigate to their targets.

I

ImageCollection

The collection of Image objects to be used within DevExpress controls. The ImageCollection is also used as a part of the SharedImageCollection component.

ImageComboBoxEdit

A combo box editor whose items can display images.

ImageEdit

The editor that displays images in a popup window.

ImageListBoxControl

The list box control that displays a list of items that a user can select. Can be populated with items from a data source.

ImageSlider

The control that allows your end-users to browse through a collection of images using two navigation buttons. Supports animation effects when navigating between images.

L

LabelControl

The label that supports formatted text, images, multi-line text strings and HTML formatting.

LayoutControl

Creates and maintains a consistent layout of controls. See Layout and Data Layout Controls.

LayoutConverter

Converts a regular control layout to a layout managed by the LayoutControl component.

LinqInstantFeedbackSource

The data source for the GridControl and SearchLookUpEdit that binds these controls to any queryable source (‘LINQ to SQL Classes’) in Instant Feedback Mode.

LinqServerModeSource

The data source for the GridControl and PivotGridControl that binds these controls to any queryable source (e.g., ‘LINQ to SQL Classes’ or XPQuery<T>) in server mode.

ListBoxControl

A control that displays a list of items that a user can select. This control can be populated with items from a data source.

LookUpEdit

A text box editor with a dropdown panel that displays data in a simple table layout.

M

MapControl

Displays raster and vector maps. Supports both popular map services (Bing Maps and OpenStreetMap) and custom map data servers inside your corporate network. See Map Control.

MarqueeProgressBarControl

Indicates that an operation is going on by continuously scrolling a block from left to right.

MemoEdit

Allows you to display and edit multi-line text.

MemoExEdit

The editor to edit multi-line text in a popup window.

MonthEdit

The combo box control to select a month.

MonthlyRecurrenceControl

The control to set recurrence options for monthly recurring appointments.

MRUEdit

The text editor that allows you to type a value or choose one of most recently used (MRU) values from a dropdown list.

MvvmContext

Helps you build WinForms applications according to the MVVM architectural pattern.

N

NavBarControl

Implements a side navigation UI found in MS Office or MS Explorer.

NavigationFrame

The flat-styled page container without built-in navigation elements (unlike the TabPane), displaying one page at a time. Supports animation effects when navigating through pages. See Navigation Frame and Tab Pane.

NavigationPane

The page container with vertically arranged built-in flat tabs, displaying one page at a time in an expandable area, which can be resized, maximized and collapsed. Supports animation effects when navigating through pages. See Navigation Pane.

NumericChartRangeControlClient

The RangeControl‘s client that renders a lightweight chart with a numeric horizontal axis.

O

OfficeNavigationBar  

The MS Outlook-inspired navigation bar that supports integration with the NavBarControl.

P

PanelControl

The panel with or without a border.

PdfViewer

Represents the PDF Viewer, which displays PDF files in WinForms applications.

PersistentRepository

Stores repository items to be shared between container controls and components (GridControl, TreeList, RibbonControl, BarManager, etc).

PictureEdit

Displays images stored in bitmap, metafile, icon, JPEG, GIF, PNG or SVG format. The built-in editor allows users to perform basic edit operations (crop and straighten, adjust brightness, contrast and saturation, etc.)

PivotGridControl

Allows you to create a pivot table (cross-tabular format) for multi-dimensional analysis of large amounts of data.

PLinqInstantFeedbackSource

The data source for the GridControl and SearchLookUpEdit that binds these controls to any enumerable source in Instant Feedback Mode.

PLinqServerModeSource

The data source for the GridControl, GridLookUpEdit and SearchLookUpEdit controls that binds these controls to any enumerable source in Server Mode.

PopupContainerControl

The dropdown panel for the PopupContainerEdit editor.

PopupContainerEdit

The editor that allows you to display any controls within its popup window. The popup window is created separately from the editor.

PopupControlContainer

The control container that can be displayed as a dropdown.

PopupGalleryEdit

The editor that displays a dropdown gallery of items categorized into groups.

PopupMenu

The popup menu, managed by a BarManager or RibbonControl.

ProgressBarControl

The control that indicates the progress of lengthy operations.

ProgressPanel

Represents a control showing an await message to a user.

PropertyDescriptionControl

The control that displays descriptions for properties being browsed in a PropertyGridControl.

PropertyGridControl

The control that allows you to display and edit properties of any object or set of objects.

R

RadialMenu

The menu where items are arranged along the circumference.

RadioGroup

Combines multiple options (radio buttons) into a group that supports selecting one of several options.

RangeControl

Supports range selection for any data.

RangeTrackBarControl

The track bar with two sliders that allow a user to select a range of values.

RatingControl

The control to rate specific content.

RealTimeSource

The component that acts as an asynchronous bridge between a data-aware control and rapidly changing data.

RecentItemControl

The control designed to build a complex content for BackstageViewTabItem objects.

ReportGenerator

Provides an advanced way to print and export your WinForms Grid Control data.

ResourcesCheckedListBoxControl

Represents a check-list box that filters resources in the attached scheduler.

ResourcesComboBoxControl

Represents a combo box that filters resources in the attached scheduler.

ResourcesPopupCheckedListBoxControl

Represents a check-list combo box that filters resources in the attached scheduler.

ResourcesTree

The control used to display hierarchically ordered resources for the SchedulerControl.

RibbonControl

Allows you to create a Ribbon toolbar with commands grouped into categories, pages and page groups.

RibbonReportDesigner

The end-user Report Designer that is based on the Ribbon UI.

RibbonStatusBar

The status bar designed to be used along with the RibbonControl.

RichEditControl

Represents a RichEdit control which is a container for the rich-text document providing all the necessary functionality.

S

SankeyDiagramControl

Displays a multilevel Sankey diagram.

SchedulerControl

Displays scheduled data using one of the available views and provides the capability to edit, save and load appointments. See Scheduler.

SchedulerDataStorage

The component that holds data for the SchedulerControl.

SearchControl

A control that allows a user to search and filter data in the attached control.

SearchLookUpEdit

The lookup editor with integrated search. You can display lookup records in a tabular format, banded tabular format, or as tiles (which can be arranged in one or multiple columns/rows, rendered as a list or a Kanban board).

SeparatorControl

Allows you to delimit controls within the layout.

Session

The session that is used to load and save persistent objects.

SharedDictionaryStorage

The component that holds dictionaries available for different instances of the SpellChecker component.

SharedImageCollection

An image collection that allows you to share images between controls on multiple forms.

SidePanel

SidePanel

SimpleButton

A button that can display text and image. Supports DevExpress Application Skins.

SparklineEdit

Visualizes data in a highly condensed way, allowing end users to understand and compare values from different sources.

SpellChecker

The component that allows you to add Microsoft Office style spell checking capabilities into your application.

SpinEdit

The editor to edit numeric values using spin buttons.

SplashScreenManager

Allows you to create and show splash screens and wait forms.

SplitContainerControl

A control that consists of two panels separated by a splitter, which can be dragged by an end user to resize the panels.

SplitterControl

Allows end users to resize controls that are docked to the splitter’s edges.

SpreadsheetControl

Emulates the Microsoft® Excel® appearance and allows you to create, load, edit, save and print spreadsheet documents.

SpreadsheetFormulaBar

Displays the active cell’s address and content and is used to view, enter and edit formulas and cell data in the SpreadsheetControl.

SqlDataSource

The data source that allows you to bind data-aware controls to a database (in read-only mode) using specified data connection options.

StandaloneBarDockControl

The control that can accommodate bars and display them at any position within the form.

StandardReportDesigner

The Report Designer with a traditional Toolbar UI.

StepProgressBar

Visualizes a linear process and highlights its current stage.

SunburstControl

Displays an interactive Sunburst chart.

StackPanel

A panel that arranges its child elements in a single line, either vertically or horizontally.

StyleController

Allows you to manage appearance settings and paint styles of multiple editors and controls in a centralized way. This component is deprecated.

SvgImageCollection

Stores vector images added by you and provides these images to DevExpress controls.

T

TablePanel

A panel with a table layout, where each cell can host a control.

TabPane

The page container with built-in flat tabs (unlike the NavigationFrame), displaying one page at a time. Supports animation effects when navigating through pages. See Navigation Frame and Tab Pane.

TaskbarAssistant

Provides methods to manipulate an application taskbar button, Jump List and thumbnail preview.

TextEdit

The single-line text editor.

TileBar

The bar with tiles that support the dropdown functionality.

TileBarDropDownContainer

The dropdown control container that can be associated with a TileBarItem object

TileControl

The control that manages Windows UI-inspired tiles. Using this component, you can create both static and animated live tiles in your applications.

TileNavPane

The hierarchical tile menu, providing navigation in a touch-friendly manner.

TimeEdit

An editor that allows end users to display and edit time.

TimeSpanChartRangeControlClient

The RangeControl‘s client that renders a lightweight chart with a time-span horizontal axis.

TimeSpanEdit

The editor to display and edit time intervals.

TimeZoneEdit

The combo box that displays a list of time zones in its drop-down menu.

ToastNotificationsManager

The component that displays Windows Modern UI-inspired toast notifications. See Toast Notification Manager.

ToggleSwitch

A check editor that uses a movable bar to edit Boolean values.

TokenEdit

The text editor that applies custom validation to the entered text and transforms text blocks which passed this validation to tokens.

ToolboxControl

Displays multiple sets of items and automatically initiates drag-and-drop operations when an end-user starts dragging these items.

ToolTipController

A tooltip controller for individual UI controls.

TrackBarControl

Displays a scale with tick marks. Users can drag a thumb to change the current value.

TransitionManager

Allows you to implement animated transitions between control states.

TreeList

Displays data as a multi-column tree view. Can be used in either bound or unbound mode. See Tree List for more information.

TreeListLookUpEdit

The data-aware editor that implements lookup functionality using a dropdown TreeList control. This editor cannot operate if no data source is connected to it.

TreeMapControl

Displays flat and hierarchical data by using nested rectangles. See TreeMap Control.

U

UnboundSource

A data source used to supply and obtain a typed list of objects to data-aware controls in unbound mode.

UnitOfWork  

Maintains a list of persistent objects that are affected by a transaction. Keeps track of every change to every persistent object during a transaction that can affect a data store.

V

VGridControl

The grid control that displays data in a tabular form with data fields rendered as rows, and records rendered as columns. See Vertical Grid.

VScrollBar

The vertical scrollbar.

W

WcfInstantFeedbackSource

The data source for the GridControl and SearchLookUpEdit controls that binds these controls to a WCF Data Service in Instant Feedback Mode.

WcfServerModeSource

The data source for the GridControl and SearchLookUpEdit controls that binds these controls to a WCF Data Service in Server Mode.

WeekDaysCheckEdit

The control that allows users to select days of the week by checking the corresponding boxes.

WeekDaysEdit

The combo box control used to select days of the week.

WeeklyRecurrenceControl

The control used to set recurrence options for weekly recurring appointments.

WeekOfMonthEdit

The combo box used to select a week of the month.

WindowsUIButtonPanel

Allows you to create Windows UI flat buttons.

WizardControl

Allows you to generate multi-step wizard dialogs and Windows-inspired installer UIs.

WorkspaceManager

Manages layouts of all DevExpress controls in the application as one global workspace. Workspaces can be saved and restored to (from) a local storage or stream.

X

XPCollection

The collection of persistent objects that implements delayed loading and can serve as a data source for a data-aware control.

XPDataView

The data source that displays data from result sets.

XPInstantFeedbackSource

The data source for a GridControl and SearchLookUpEdit controls that binds these controls to data in Instant Feedback Mode.

XPPageSelector

Presents the XPCollection as a pageable collection.

XPServerCollectionSource

The data source for a GridControl and GridLookUpEdit controls that binds these controls to data in Server Mode.

XPView

The view that stores data retrieved from persistent objects.

XtraScrollableControl

The skinnable panel with built-in auto-scroll functionality.

XtraTabbedMdiManager

The component that displays MDI child forms as tabs and provides basic form management features. To create an advanced tabbed UI, use the DocumentManager component instead.

XtraTabControl

Displays tabbed pages where you can place other controls.

XtraUserControl

A user control that supports look and feel and skinning technology. The appearance settings of this control affect the look and feel settings of the DevExpress UI controls placed within it.

Y

YearlyRecurrenceControl  

The control used to set the recurrence options for yearly recurring appointments.

Z

ZoomTrackBarControl  

The slider with the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons.