RepositoryItemLookUpEdit.AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue Property

Gets or sets whether a custom value (a value that is not present in the lookup data source) that is entered in the edit box is accepted by the editor (when the value is validated and editor loses focus). This property supports Combobox mode for the lookup editor.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Behavior")]
[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
public DefaultBoolean AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Behavior")>
<DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)>
Public Property AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DefaultBoolean	**Default**	A value that specifies if custom values are accepted by the editor. The DefaultBoolean.Default property value is equivalent to True.

Available values:

Name	Description
True	Corresponds to a Boolean value of true.
False	Corresponds to a Boolean value of false.
Default	The value is determined by the current object’s parent object setting (e.g., a control setting).

Remarks

The AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue property supports Combobox mode for the lookup editor. See the Combobox Mode - Allow Entering New Values topic to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue property.

Note

The algorithm used to collect these code examples remains a work in progress. Accordingly, the links and snippets below may produce inaccurate results. If you encounter an issue with code examples below, please use the feedback form on this page to report the issue.

C#

lookup-editors-combobox-mode-t378371/CS/Lookup-ComboboxMode/Form1.cs#L34

    lookUpEdit1.Properties.TextEditStyle = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.TextEditStyles.Standard;
    lookUpEdit1.Properties.AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.Default; //Default is equivalent to True for LookupEdit control
}

VB.NET

lookup-editors-combobox-mode-t378371/VB/Lookup-ComboboxMode/Form1.vb#L35

    lookUpEdit1.Properties.TextEditStyle = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.TextEditStyles.Standard
    lookUpEdit1.Properties.AcceptEditorTextAsNewValue = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.Default 'Default is equivalent to True for LookupEdit control
End Sub