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DataLayoutControl.AllowGeneratingCollectionProperties Property

Gets or sets whether layout items that correspond to IList properties will be added to the generated layout. By default, these layout items will contain embedded GridControls to display and edit IList object contents.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDataLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public DefaultBoolean AllowGeneratingCollectionProperties { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
DefaultBoolean Default

True to generate layout items for IList properties; Default or False to exclude these properties from the generated layout.

Available values:

Name Description Return Value
True

The value is true.

0

False

The value is false.

1

Default

The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

2

#Remarks

When the AllowGeneratingCollectionProperties property is set to DefaultBoolean.Default or DefaultBoolean.False, the generation of layout items that correspond to IList properties is disabled. When this property is set to DefaultBoolean.True, IList properties will be presented in the layout by items with embedded GridControls (by default).

CollectionProperties-Intro

Note

For a bound object’s properties of the Array and IEnumerable types, layout items are added to the layout regardless of the DataLayoutControl.AllowGeneratingCollectionProperties option. These layout items contain embedded GridControls by default.

See Displaying Collection Properties to learn more.

See Also