RepositoryItemCollection.Add(String) Method

Creates a new repository item of the specified type and adds it to the end of the collection.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual RepositoryItem Add(
    string editorName
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function Add(
    editorName As String
) As RepositoryItem

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
editorName	String	A string value specifying the repository item type by the corresponding editor type name.

Returns

Type	Description
RepositoryItem	A RepositoryItem descendant representing the new repository item.

Remarks

If the editor type name is specified incorrectly, an exception is raised.

To add a number of repository items at once, use the RepositoryItemCollection.AddRange method.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-bars-create-baredititem/CS/Form1.cs#L138

// create combo
combo = barManager1.RepositoryItems.Add("ComboBoxEdit") as DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.RepositoryItemComboBox;
combo.Items.Add("Item A");

winforms-grid-bind-lookup-column-to-entity-framework/CS/EntitiesLookupWithEditing/Form1.cs#L23

GridColumn column = gridView1.Columns.AddField("Categories");
RepositoryItemLookUpEdit editor = (RepositoryItemLookUpEdit)gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("LookUpEdit");
editor.DataSource = entities.Categories;

winforms-lookup-display-custom-text-for-not-found-edit-value/CS/Form1.cs#L31

RepositoryItemLookUpEdit editor = gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("LookUpEdit") as RepositoryItemLookUpEdit;
editor.DataSource = tblLookUp;

winforms-grid-multiple-row-selection-web-style-checkboxes/CS/E1271/CheckMarkSelection.cs#L114

try {
    edit = view.GridControl.RepositoryItems.Add("CheckEdit") as RepositoryItemCheckEdit;

winforms-spreadsheet-use-a-spreadsheet-control-as-inplace-editor/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L22

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    RepositoryItemPopupContainerEdit rePopupContainer = propertyGridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("PopupContainerEdit") as RepositoryItemPopupContainerEdit;

VB.NET

winforms-grid-display-icons-in-data-cells/VB/Form1.vb#L158

AddHandler gridView1.CustomUnboundColumnData, AddressOf GridView1_CustomUnboundColumnData
Dim checkEdit As RepositoryItemCheckEdit = TryCast(gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("CheckEdit"), RepositoryItemCheckEdit)
checkEdit.PictureChecked = GetImageFromResource("Image0")

winforms-bars-create-baredititem/VB/Form1.vb#L133

' create combo
combo = TryCast(barManager1.RepositoryItems.Add("ComboBoxEdit"), DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.RepositoryItemComboBox)
combo.Items.Add("Item A")

winforms-grid-bind-lookup-column-to-entity-framework/VB/EntitiesLookupWithEditing/Form1.vb#L22

Dim column As GridColumn = gridView1.Columns.AddField("Categories")
Dim editor As RepositoryItemLookUpEdit = CType(gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("LookUpEdit"), RepositoryItemLookUpEdit)
editor.DataSource = entities.Categories

winforms-grid-visualize-master-detail-data/VB/Form1.vb#L44

'Present data in the Picture column as Images
Dim riPictureEdit As RepositoryItemPictureEdit = TryCast(gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("PictureEdit"), RepositoryItemPictureEdit)
gridView1.Columns("Picture").ColumnEdit = riPictureEdit

winforms-lookup-display-custom-text-for-not-found-edit-value/VB/Form1.vb#L32

gridControl1.DataSource = tblGrid
Dim editor As RepositoryItemLookUpEdit = TryCast(gridControl1.RepositoryItems.Add("LookUpEdit"), RepositoryItemLookUpEdit)
editor.DataSource = tblLookUp