BaseEdit.ReadOnly Property

Gets or sets whether the editor’s value cannot be changed by end-users.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Bindable(true)]
[Browsable(false)]
[DefaultValue(false)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool ReadOnly { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
<Bindable(True)>
<Browsable(False)>
Public Property [ReadOnly] As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true if end-users cannot modify the editor’s value; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The editor’s ReadOnly property is equivalent to the RepositoryItem.ReadOnly property accessible through the BaseEdit.Properties property. See the RepositoryItem.ReadOnly property for details.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-scheduler-custom-appointment-edit-form/CS/SchedulerDbExample/CustomAppointmentForm.cs#L226

        continue;
    editor.ReadOnly = Controller.ReadOnly;
}

winforms-dashboard-custom-items/CS/TutorialsCustomItems/CustomItems/HelloWorldItem.cs#L30

textbox.Text = "Hello World!";
textbox.ReadOnly = true;
textbox.ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();

VB.NET

winforms-scheduler-custom-appointment-edit-form/VB/SchedulerDbExample/CustomAppointmentForm.vb#L285

    End If
    editor.ReadOnly = Controller.ReadOnly
Next control_Renamed

winforms-dashboard-custom-items/VB/TutorialsCustomItems/CustomItems/HelloWorldItem.vb#L31

textbox.Text = "Hello World!"
textbox.ReadOnly = True
textbox.ContextMenu = New ContextMenu()