BaseControl.GetViewInfo() Method

Returns the object which contains the internal information used to render the control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public BaseControlViewInfo GetViewInfo()

VB.NET

<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)>
Public Function GetViewInfo As BaseControlViewInfo

Returns

Type	Description
DevExpress.XtraEditors.ViewInfo.BaseControlViewInfo	A DevExpress.XtraEditors.ViewInfo.BaseControlViewInfo descendant which contains the internal information used to render the control.

Remarks

A ViewInfo object contains all the necessary information to draw the control. Use the GetViewInfo method to get this internal information.

In most cases there is no need to call this method.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-checked-combobox-show-tooltips-for-selected-items/CS/WindowsApplication3/Form1.cs#L126

{
    PopupContainerEditViewInfo editInfo = checkedComboBoxEdit1.GetViewInfo() as PopupContainerEditViewInfo;
    EditHitInfo hitInfo = editInfo.CalcHitInfo(e.ControlMousePosition);

winforms-checkedit-change-state-by-clicking-checkbox/CS/Q181266/Form1.cs#L24

CheckEdit cEdit = (CheckEdit)sender;
CheckEditViewInfo cInfo = (CheckEditViewInfo)cEdit.GetViewInfo();
Rectangle r = cInfo.CheckInfo.GlyphRect;

winforms-checked-combobox-with-images/CS/WindowsApplication3/CheckedImageComboBoxEdit.cs#L51

listBox = sender as CheckedListBoxControl;
CheckedListBoxViewInfo viewInfo = listBox.GetViewInfo() as CheckedListBoxViewInfo;
Image image = Properties.GetItemImage(e.Index - 1);

VB.NET

winforms-checked-combobox-show-tooltips-for-selected-items/VB/WindowsApplication3/Form1.vb#L113

If e.SelectedControl Is checkedComboBoxEdit1 Then
    Dim editInfo As PopupContainerEditViewInfo = TryCast(checkedComboBoxEdit1.GetViewInfo(), PopupContainerEditViewInfo)
    Dim hitInfo As EditHitInfo = editInfo.CalcHitInfo(e.ControlMousePosition)

winforms-checkedit-change-state-by-clicking-checkbox/VB/Q181266/Form1.vb#L19

Dim cEdit As CheckEdit = CType(sender, CheckEdit)
Dim cInfo As CheckEditViewInfo = CType(cEdit.GetViewInfo(), CheckEditViewInfo)
Dim r As Rectangle = cInfo.CheckInfo.GlyphRect

winforms-checked-combobox-with-images/VB/WindowsApplication3/CheckedImageComboBoxEdit.vb#L66

listBox = TryCast(sender, CheckedListBoxControl)
Dim viewInfo As CheckedListBoxViewInfo = TryCast(listBox.GetViewInfo(), CheckedListBoxViewInfo)
Dim image As Image = Properties.GetItemImage(e.Index - 1)