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BaseView Members

Serves as the base for objects representing Views in a grid control.

Constructors

Name Description
BaseView() Creates a new instance of the BaseView class.

Fields

Name Description
MaxRowCopyCount static Allows you to limit the maximum number of rows that are copied to the Clipboard when the BaseView.CopyToClipboard method is called, or when an end-user presses the CTRL+C shortcut.

Properties

Name Description
AccessibleDescription Gets or sets the object’s description used by accessibility client applications.
AccessibleName Returns the object’s name used by accessibility client applications.
AccessibleRole Gets or sets the object’s accessible role.
ActiveEditor Gets the active editor within a View.
Appearance Provides access to the properties that control the appearance of the View’s elements.
AppearancePrint Provides access to the properties that specify the appearances of View elements when they are printed/exported.
BaseInfo Gets an object providing information for creating and initializing the View.
BorderStyle Gets or sets the border style for the current View.
CanRaiseEvents protected Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. Inherited from Component.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
DataController Gets the data controller which implements data-aware operations.
DataRowCount Gets how many data rows are contained within the View.
DataSource Gets the data source whose data is displayed by a View.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DetailHeight Gets or sets the maximum height of a View when it serves as a detail View.
DetailLevel Gets the nesting level of a View.
DetailTabHeaderLocation Gets or sets the position of detail tabs within detail sections.
Editable Determines whether end-users can modify the View’s cell values.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
ForceDoubleClick Gets or sets whether double-clicking within the View fires the DoubleClick event, even if a data cell has been double-clicked and its editor has been invoked on the first click.
FormatConditions Gets the collection of style format conditions for a View.
GridControl Gets the grid control that owns a specific View.
HtmlImages Gets or sets a collection of images that can be embedded in column/band headers, group rows and cells using the image tag.
IsDefaultState Gets a value indicating whether the View is in normal state.
IsDetailView Gets a value indicating whether the current View is a detail View.
IsDisposing Gets whether the current object is being disposed of.
IsDraggingState Gets a value indicating whether a View element is currently being dragged.
IsEditing Gets a value indicating whether a View is in edit mode.
IsFocusedView Gets a value indicating whether a View is currently focused.
IsLevelDefault Gets whether the current View object is associated with a node within the GridControl.LevelTree at a non-root level.
IsLoading Gets a value indicating whether a specific View is being initialized at present time.
IsServerMode Gets whether the View obtains data in Server Mode.
IsSizingState Gets a value indicating whether a View element is currently being resized.
IsVisible Gets a value indicating whether a View is visible.
IsZoomedView Gets a value indicating whether the current View is maximized.
LevelName Gets the name of the master-detail relationship corresponding to the current detail View.
LinkCount Gets how many objects are connected to the View.
Name Gets or sets the View name.
OptionsLayout Provides options that control how the current View’s layout is stored to/restored from a stream, xml file or system registry.
OptionsPrint Provides options that control how the View is printed/exported.
PaintAppearance Provides access to the appearance settings currently used to paint the View’s elements.
PaintStyleName This member is not supported.
ParentView Gets or sets a master View for the current View.
RowCount Gets a count of the total number of visible rows contained within the current View.
Site Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. Inherited from Component.
SourceRow Gets a master row for a View.
SourceRowHandle Gets the handle of a master row for a View.
SourceView Gets the pattern View used to create a clone View.
SynchronizeClones Gets or sets a value specifying whether this View’s clones have synchronized appearance and data representation settings.
Tag Gets or sets the data associated with the current View.
ViewCaption Gets or sets the View Caption.
ViewRect Gets the bounding rectangle of the View’s visible area.
ViewRepository Gets the View repository that owns the current View.
WorkAsLookup This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Methods

Name Description
Assign(BaseView, Boolean) Copies the settings of a View object to the current one.
BeginDataUpdate() Prevents visual and internal data updates until the BaseView.EndDataUpdate method is called.
BeginInit() Starts the runtime View initialization.
BeginSelection() Prevents selection updates until the BaseView.EndSelection or the BaseView.CancelSelection method is called.
BeginUpdate() Locks the BaseView object by preventing visual updates of the object and its elements until the EndUpdate method is called.
CalcHitInfo(Point) Returns information about the View elements located at the specified point.
CalcHitInfo(Int32, Int32) Returns information about the View elements located at the specified point.
CancelSelection() Enables selection updates after the BaseView.BeginSelection method call, but doesn’t force an immediate update.
CheckLoaded() Forces the grid control to finish its initialization.
ClearDocument() Clears a previously generated document for printing/exporting.
CloseEditor() Hides the active editor saving changes made.
Connect(Object) Connects the View to the specified object.
CopyToClipboard() Copies the selected record(s) to the Clipboard as text.
CreateDocument() Creates a print/export document from the View’s data.
CreateExportLink(IExportProvider) Returns an object that enables you to export a View’s data in a number of different formats.
CreateObjRef(Type) Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
Disconnect(Object) Removes the connection between the View and the specified object.
Dispose() Releases all resources used by the Component. Inherited from Component.
EndDataUpdate() Enables visual and internal data updates after the BaseView.BeginDataUpdate method call, and forces an immediate View update.
EndInit() Ends the runtime View initialization.
EndSelection() Enables selection updates after calling the BaseView.BeginSelection method and forces an immediate update.
EndUpdate() Unlocks the BaseView object after a call to the BeginUpdate method and causes an immediate visual update.
Equals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
Export(ExportTarget, Stream, ExportOptionsBase) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a stream, using the specified options.
Export(ExportTarget, Stream) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a stream.
Export(ExportTarget, String, ExportOptionsBase) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a file, using the specified options.
Export(ExportTarget, String) Exports the data displayed by the GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) in the specified format to a file.
ExportToCsv(Stream, CsvExportOptions) Exports the control’s data to the specified stream in CSV format using the specified options.
ExportToCsv(Stream) Exports the control’s data to the specified stream in CSV format.
ExportToCsv(String, CsvExportOptions) Exports the control’s data to the specified file in CSV format using the specified options.
ExportToCsv(String) Exports the control’s data to the specified file in CSV format.
ExportToDocx(Stream, DocxExportOptions) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML format (DOCX file) and sends it to the specified stream.
ExportToDocx(Stream) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML file format (DOCX file) and sends it to the specified stream.
ExportToDocx(String, DocxExportOptions) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML format and saves it to the specified DOCX file.
ExportToDocx(String) Exports the view’s data in the Office Open XML file format and saves it to the specified DOCX file.
ExportToExcelOld(String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MS Excel format.
ExportToHtml(Stream, HtmlExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in HTML format using the specified options.
ExportToHtml(Stream, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in HTML format using the specified character encoding, with the specified title. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required.
ExportToHtml(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in HTML format.
ExportToHtml(String, HtmlExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in HTML format using the specified options.
ExportToHtml(String, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified HTML file with the specified title, using the specified character encoding. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required.
ExportToHtml(String, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to an HTML file using the specified character encoding.
ExportToHtml(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in HTML format.
ExportToHtmlOld(String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in HTML format.
ExportToMht(Stream, MhtExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in MHT format using the specified options.
ExportToMht(Stream, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in MHT format using the specified character encoding, with the specified title. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required.
ExportToMht(String, MhtExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format using the specified options.
ExportToMht(String, String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format using the specified character encoding, with the specified title. The output file can be compressed (secondary characters e.g. spaces are removed) if required.
ExportToMht(String, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format using the specified character encoding.
ExportToMht(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in MHT format.
ExportToPdf(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in PDF format.
ExportToPdf(String, PdfExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in PDF format.
ExportToPdf(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in PDF format.
ExportToRtf(Stream, RtfExportOptions) Exports the view’s data to a stream in RTF format.
ExportToRtf(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in RTF format.
ExportToRtf(String, RtfExportOptions) Exports the view’s data to a file in RTF format.
ExportToRtf(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in RTF format.
ExportToText(Stream, TextExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in Text format using the specified options.
ExportToText(Stream, String, Boolean, Encoding) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format using the specified separator string, quotation and text encoding settings.
ExportToText(Stream, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format using the specified separator string and quotation settings.
ExportToText(Stream, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format using the specified separator string.
ExportToText(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in TXT format.
ExportToText(String, TextExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in Text format using the specified options.
ExportToText(String, String, Boolean, Encoding) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in TXT format using the specified separator string, quotation and text encoding settings.
ExportToText(String, String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in TXT format using the specified separator string and quotation settings.
ExportToText(String, String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in TXT format using the specified separator string.
ExportToText(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in TXT format.
ExportToTextOld(String) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in TXT format.
ExportToXls(Stream, XlsExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in XLS format using the specified options.
ExportToXls(Stream, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in XLS format with the specified formatting settings.
ExportToXls(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a stream in XLS format
ExportToXls(String, XlsExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in XLS format using the specified options.
ExportToXls(String, Boolean) Obsolete. Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in XLS format with the specified formatting settings.
ExportToXls(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to a file in XLS format.
ExportToXlsx(Stream, XlsxExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format using the specified options.
ExportToXlsx(Stream) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified stream in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format.
ExportToXlsx(String, XlsxExportOptions) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format using the specified options.
ExportToXlsx(String) Exports the GridControl.DefaultView‘s data to the specified file in XLSX (MS Excel 2007) format.
Focus() Focuses the Grid Control and current View within it.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetLifetimeService() Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
GetRow(Int32) Returns an object representing a row specified by its handle.
GetService(Type) protected Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. Inherited from Component.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
GetViewCaption() Gets the View’s display caption.
GetViewInfo() Returns the object which contains the internal information used to render the View.
HideEditor() Hides the currently active editor discarding changes made.
InitializeLifetimeService() Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
Invalidate() Invalidates the region occupied by the current View (adds it to the control’s update region that will be repainted during the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the grid control.
InvalidateHitObject(BaseHitInfo) Invalidates the View element located at the point specified by the hit information object.
InvalidateRect(Rectangle) Invalidates the specified region of a View (adds it to the control’s update region, which will be repainted during the next paint operation), and causes a paint message to be sent to the grid control.
LayoutChanged() Updates the current View.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
MemberwiseClone(Boolean) protected Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
NormalView() Restores View layout after the View has been maximized.
PopulateColumns() Creates grid columns/card fields for fields in the View’s bound data source.
PostEditor() Saves the modified cell value to the data source. If the GridOptionsView.RowAutoHeight setting is disabled, the currently active cell editor remains opened.
Print() Prints the grid control’s GridControl.DefaultView (the GridControl.MainView or the currently maximized detail View) without showing a print preview or print dialog.
PrintDialog() Displays the standard Print dialog to print the data displayed in the Grid Control’s GridControl.DefaultView.
QueryMoreRows() Sends a request to a data source to load more records in virtual (event-based) server mode.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
RefreshData() Reloads data into View from the data source.
ResetCursor() Sets the mouse cursor to the grid’s Cursor property value.
RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Restores the View’s layout using the specified settings stored at the specified system registry path.
RestoreLayoutFromRegistry(String) Restores a View’s layout stored at the specified system registry path.
RestoreLayoutFromStream(Stream, OptionsLayoutBase) Restores the View’s layout using the specified settings which are stored in the specified stream.
RestoreLayoutFromStream(Stream) Restores a View’s layout from the specified stream.
RestoreLayoutFromXml(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Restores the View’s layout using the specified settings from the specified XML file.
RestoreLayoutFromXml(String) Restores a View’s layout from a specific XML file.
SaveLayoutToRegistry(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Saves the View’s layout using the specified settings to the specified system registry path.
SaveLayoutToRegistry(String) Saves a View’s layout to a system registry path.
SaveLayoutToStream(Stream, OptionsLayoutBase) Saves the View’s layout using the specified settings to the specified stream.
SaveLayoutToStream(Stream) Saves a View’s layout to a specific stream.
SaveLayoutToXml(String, OptionsLayoutBase) Saves the View’s layout using the specified settings to the specified XML file.
SaveLayoutToXml(String) Saves a View’s layout to a specific XML file.
ShowEditor() Activates the focused cell’s editor.
ShowEditorByKey(KeyEventArgs) Activates an editor for the focused row cell and passes a specific key to it.
ShowEditorByKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs) Activates an editor for the focused row cell and passes a specific key to it.
ShowEditorByMouse(DXMouseEventArgs) Activates an editor for the focused row cell and passes a mouse click to it.
ShowPrintPreview() Opens the Print Preview window with a Bars UI.
ShowRibbonPrintPreview() Displays the Print Preview window with a Ribbon UI.
Synchronize(BaseView, SynchronizationMode) Copies the specified settings of a View to the current View.
Synchronize(BaseView) Copies the visual and data representation settings of a specific View to the current View.
SynchronizeData(BaseView) Synchronizes the data representation settings of the current view with a another View object.
SynchronizeVisual(BaseView) Synchronizes the visual representation settings of the current view with a specific View object.
ToString() Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. Inherited from Component.
UpdateCurrentRow() Validates the currently focused row’s value/data.
ValidateEditor() Validates the active editor.
ZoomView() Maximizes the current detail View.

Events

Name Description
BeforeLoadLayout Occurs before a layout is restored from storage (a stream, xml file or the system registry).
Click Occurs when a View is clicked.
DataSourceChanged Occurs when the data source of the current View changes.
Disposed Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose() method. Inherited from Component.
DoubleClick Occurs when a View is double-clicked.
GotFocus Occurs when a View receives focus.
InvalidValueException Enables you to provide a proper response to entering an invalid cell value.
KeyDown Fires when a user presses a key while the View has focus.
KeyPress Fires when a character key is pressed while the View has focus.
KeyUp Occurs when releasing the pressed key.
Layout Fires immediately after a View’s layout has been changed.
LayoutUpgrade Occurs when a layout is restored from storage (a stream, xml file or system registry) and its version differs from the version of the current View’s layout.
LostFocus Occurs when a View loses focus.
MouseDown Occurs when the mouse pointer is over a View and a mouse button is pressed.
MouseEnter Occurs when the mouse pointer enters the View.
MouseLeave Occurs when the mouse pointer leaves the View.
MouseMove Occurs when the mouse pointer moves over a View.
MouseUp Occurs when the mouse button is released if it was pressed within a View.
MouseWheel Occurs when the mouse wheel is moved while a View has focus.
PaintStyleChanged Fires after the View’s paint style has changed.
PrintExportCompleted Allows you to determine whether the view data was printed or exported without errors.
PrintExportProgress Fires repeatedly while the View’s data is being printed/exported.
PrintInitialize Allows you to customize general print/export settings when the View is about to be printed/exported.
PropertyDeserializing Allows you to restore certain settings previously saved in the layout.
PropertySerializing Allows you to include certain settings in the layout when you save it.
RowCountChanged Occurs when the number of visible records is changed within a View.
ValidatingEditor Fires when a user edits a row cell value and attempts to select another cell. Handle this event to check whether this new value is valid, and if not, choose the required behavior (discard edits, show a warning message, ignore errors, or keep the focus on this cell until a user enters valid values). This event allows you to track edits made in the Edit Form.
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