ColumnViewOptionsBehavior.UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode Property

Gets or sets the type of unbound expression editor that end-users can utilize to modify expressions for unbound columns owned by this View.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(ExpressionEditorMode.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual ExpressionEditorMode UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(ExpressionEditorMode.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode As ExpressionEditorMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ExpressionEditorMode	Default	An ExpressionEditorMode enumeration value that specifies the type of unbound expression editor end-users can utilize for unbound columns within this View.

Available values:

Name	Description
Default	Editor version depends on the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode value. If its value is v16 or less, it is the legacy version; otherwise, the new version is used.
Standard	Specifies a legacy version of the Expression editor.
AutoComplete	Specifies a new version of the Expression editor.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode
ColumnView	.OptionsBehavior .UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode

Remarks

If the GridColumn.ShowUnboundExpressionMenu option is enabled, end-users can right-click this unbound column and select the “Expression Editor…” option.

This will invoke the Unbound Expression Editor dialog, with which end-users can modify an expression used to calculate cell values for this column. The UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode property specifies the type of this dialog.

• AutoComplete

  The expression editor that supports auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

  

• Standard

  The legacy expression editor (does not support auto-completion and syntax highlighting).

  

• Default

  If the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultSettingsCompatibilityMode property equals Latest, the AutoComplete expression editor is used. If this property is set to v16, the legacy dialog is enabled.

The UnboundColumnExpressionEditorMode property affects the dialog your end-users utilize. However, you will always work with the legacy dialog at design time (see the GridColumn.UnboundExpression property).

See the Expression Editor article to learn about all differences between the expression editor types.