BaseFilterControlEventArgs.IFilterEditor Property

Provides access to the currently used Filter Control (FilterControl or FilterEditorControl) via an interface.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Filtering

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public IFilterControl IFilterEditor { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property IFilterEditor As IFilterControl

Property Value

Type	Description
DevExpress.XtraEditors.IFilterControl	The Filter Control (as an IFilterControl object).

Remarks

DevExpress controls can use the FilterControl or FilterEditorControl, depending on the control’s DefaultFilterEditorView setting. Both of the Filter Controls implement the IFilterControl interface. You can use the current BaseFilterControlEventArgs.IFilterEditor property to obtain the currently used Filter Control.

The following table covers the values retrieved by the IFilterEditor and BaseFilterControlEventArgs.FilterEditor properties, depending on the DefaultFilterEditorView setting.

DefaultFilterEditorView value(s)	Filter Control being used	IFilterEditor property value	FilterEditor property value
Visual	FilterControl	FilterControl (typecast to the IFilterControl interface).	FilterControl
VisualAndText, TextAndVisual or Text	FilterEditorControl The Visual panel in the FilterEditorControl is encapsulated by a FilterControl class object.	FilterEditorControl (typecast to the IFilterControl interface).	FilterControl embedded in the FilterEditorControl in the Visual panel.