ColumnViewOptionsFilter.FilterEditorAllowCustomExpressions Property

Gets or sets whether the Filter Editor allows you to display, create, and edit custom expressions that cannot be converted to Filter Editor nodes.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Base

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public DefaultBoolean FilterEditorAllowCustomExpressions { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property FilterEditorAllowCustomExpressions As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DefaultBoolean	Default	A value that specifies whether the Filter Editor allows you to display, create, and edit custom expressions.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True	The value is true.	0
False	The value is false.	1
Default	The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.	2

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to FilterEditorAllowCustomExpressions
ColumnView	.OptionsFilter .FilterEditorAllowCustomExpressions

Remarks

Individual filter expressions (for example, expressions that contain advanced or custom functions) cannot be converted to Filter Editor nodes. Below is an example:

[Sales Date] > AddDays(LocalDateTimeToday(), -25)

The AllowCustomExpressions property specifies whether and how the Filter Editor displays these expressions. The following options are available:

True

The Filter Editor displays custom expressions, and allows users to edit existing and create new custom expressions.

Users can create new custom expressions from a context menu.

Users can click the expression to open the Expression Editor, which allows them to edit the expression.

Handle the ColumnView.FilterExpressionEditorCreated event to customize this Expression Editor.

Default

The Filter Editor displays custom expressions as simple text. A user cannot edit or create custom expressions.

False

The Filter Editor does not display custom expressions, and does not allow users to create new ones.

Conditional Formatting

The FilterEditorAllowCustomExpressions property also specifies whether a user can use the Expression Editor to create custom conditional formatting expressions. See the following help topic for more information: Show Conditional Formatting in Grid Menu.