PersistentRepository.Items Property
Provides access to the collection of repository items stored in the repository.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v23.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation
Declaration
[DXCategory("Data")]
[InheritableCollection]
public override RepositoryItemCollection Items { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| RepositoryItemCollection | A RepositoryItemCollection object that contains a collection of repository items. |
Remarks
The Items property returns the object that provides methods to add, remove and access items within the current persistent repository.
Each item in the RepositoryItemCollection is represented by a particular RepositoryItem class descendant.
Example
The following example shows how to share a single repository item between two Grid Controls. For this purpose, an external PersistentRepository component must be used.
First, add a specific repository item to the persistent repository and customize it depending upon your needs. Then link the persistent repository to the ExternalRepository properties of the required grid controls. After that, assign the repository item to the required grid columns via the ColumnEdit property.
In this example we create a repository item corresponding to an ImageComboBoxEdit editor.
using DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository;
//Add a repository item corresponding to a combo box editor to the persistent repository
RepositoryItemComboBox riCombo = new RepositoryItemComboBox();
riCombo.Items.AddRange(new string[] {"Cash", "Visa", "Master", "Am.Express" });
persistentRepository1.Items.Add(riCombo);
//Link the persistent repository to two grid controls
gridControl1.ExternalRepository = persistentRepository1;
gridControl2.ExternalRepository = persistentRepository1;
//Now you can define the repository item as an inplace editor of columns for the two grids
(gridControl1.MainView as GridView).Columns["PaymentType"].ColumnEdit = riCombo;
(gridControl2.MainView as GridView).Columns["PaymentType"].ColumnEdit = riCombo;