FileExplorerAssistant.Attach(GridControl, Action<GridControlExtension>) Method

Creates a new GridControlExtension and attaches it to the target Data Grid.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraDialogs

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public GridControlExtension Attach(
    GridControl grid,
    Action<GridControlExtension> settings = null
)

VB.NET

Public Function Attach(
    grid As GridControl,
    settings As Action(Of GridControlExtension) = Nothing
) As GridControlExtension

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
grid	GridControl	The Data Grid that should be managed by the newly created GridControlExtension.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
settings	Action<DevExpress.XtraDialogs.FileExplorerExtensions.GridControlExtension>	null	A delegate that sets up the newly created GridControlExtension.

Returns

Type	Description
DevExpress.XtraDialogs.FileExplorerExtensions.GridControlExtension	The newly created GridControlExtension.

Remarks

The code below illustrates how to create a GridControlExtension with required settings and attach it to the “gridControl1” control.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraDialogs;
using DevExpress.XtraDialogs.FileExplorerExtensions;

var gridEx = fileExplorerAssistant1.Attach(gridControl1, x => {
    x.CurrentPath = @"C:\Windows";
    x.CurrentItemChanged += OnCurrentGridItemChanged;
    // Other settings
});

void OnCurrentGridItemChanged(object sender, CurrentItemChangedEventArgs e) {
    // Synchronize TreeList and DataGrid selections
    treeEx.SetCurrentItem(e.CurrentItem);
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraDialogs
Imports DevExpress.XtraDialogs.FileExplorerExtensions

Dim gridEx = fileExplorerAssistant1.Attach(gridControl1, Sub(x)
    ' Other settings
    x.CurrentPath = "C:\Windows"
    x.CurrentItemChanged += OnCurrentGridItemChanged
End Sub)

Private Sub OnCurrentGridItemChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CurrentItemChangedEventArgs)
    ' Synchronize TreeList and DataGrid selections
    treeEx.SetCurrentItem(e.CurrentItem)
End Sub

See this article for more information on extensions and their core settings: Custom Browsers (FileExplorerAssistant Component).