BarItem.CausesValidation Property

Gets or sets whether data validation is performed on the currently focused control when clicking on the bar item.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public virtual bool CausesValidation { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Overridable Property CausesValidation As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true if data validation is performed on the currently focused control when clicking on the bar item; otherwise, false

Remarks

If the CausesValidation property is set to true, a click on the bar item invokes the ValidateChildren() method. See this topic in MSDN to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-create-a-custom-action-type-with-a-custom-control-barcheckitem-associated-with-it-e1977/CS/CustomActionControl.Module.Win/Controllers/CustomActionControlController.cs#L31

BarCheckItem barCheckItem = new BarCheckItem(barLinksHolder.Manager);
barCheckItem.CausesValidation = true;
barLinksHolder.AddItem(barCheckItem);

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-create-a-custom-action-type-with-a-custom-control-barcheckitem-associated-with-it-e1977/VB/CustomActionControl.Module.Win/Controllers/CustomActionControlController.vb#L33

Dim barCheckItem As New BarCheckItem(barLinksHolder.Manager)
barCheckItem.CausesValidation = True
barLinksHolder.AddItem(barCheckItem)