FilterControl.SourceControl Property

Gets or sets the control/data source to which the FilterControl provides filter criteria.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Behavior")]
[DefaultValue(null)]
public object SourceControl { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Behavior")>
<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property SourceControl As Object

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Object	*null*	An object that represents the source control for the Filter Control.

Remarks

To specify the object to which the Filter Control will supply filter criteria, use the SourceControl property. The SourceControl property accepts the following objects:

• GridControl
• TreeList
• BindingSource
• DataTable
• Any control that implements the DevExpress.XtraEditors.Filtering.IFilteredComponent interface.
• Any object that implements the System.ComponentModel.IBindingListView interface.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-mediate-a-pair-of-bridged-chart-and-pivot-grid-with-a-filter-control-e2597/CS/Form1.cs#L83

// Reset the FilterControl's data.
filterControl1.SourceControl = null;
intermediateTable.DefaultView.RowFilter = "";

how-to-use-an-external-filtercontrol-to-filter-a-pivotgridcontrol-e2170/CS/WinFormsExample/Form1.cs#L19

    myPivotGridControl1.EndUpdate();
    filterControl1.SourceControl = myPivotGridControl1.FilterSourceControl;
}

XDL_how-to-create-a-custom-converter-to-convert-the-criteriaoperator-to-the-systemstring-type-e3347/CS/CriteriaVisitorExample/Form1.cs#L17

    data.Columns.Add("ColumnC", typeof(DateTime));
    filterControl1.SourceControl = data;
}

how-to-resize-an-appointment-without-snapping-it-to-time-cells-e2341/CS/WindowsApplication1/Form1.cs#L52

filterControl1.SourceControl = schedulerStorage1.Resources;
schedulerControl1.Start = DateTime.Now;

how-to-filter-points-in-a-chartcontrol-series-by-using-filtercontrol-e2340/CS/FilterCriteriaSample/Form1.cs#L33

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    filterControl.SourceControl = Products;
    filterControl.FilterString = "Contains([CategoryName], 'Condiments')";

VB.NET

how-to-mediate-a-pair-of-bridged-chart-and-pivot-grid-with-a-filter-control-e2597/VB/Form1.vb#L84

' Reset the FilterControl's data.
filterControl1.SourceControl = Nothing
intermediateTable.DefaultView.RowFilter = ""

how-to-use-an-external-filtercontrol-to-filter-a-pivotgridcontrol-e2170/VB/WinFormsExample/Form1.vb#L21

    myPivotGridControl1.EndUpdate()
    filterControl1.SourceControl = myPivotGridControl1.FilterSourceControl
End Sub

XDL_how-to-create-a-custom-converter-to-convert-the-criteriaoperator-to-the-systemstring-type-e3347/VB/CriteriaVisitorExample/Form1.vb#L19

    data.Columns.Add("ColumnC", GetType(Date))
    filterControl1.SourceControl = data
End Sub

how-to-resize-an-appointment-without-snapping-it-to-time-cells-e2341/VB/WindowsApplication1/Form1.vb#L51

filterControl1.SourceControl = schedulerStorage1.Resources
schedulerControl1.Start = Date.Now

how-to-filter-points-in-a-chartcontrol-series-by-using-filtercontrol-e2340/VB/FilterCriteriaSample/Form1.vb#L36

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    filterControl.SourceControl = Products
    filterControl.FilterString = "Contains([CategoryName], 'Condiments')"