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LayoutViewOptionsBehavior.AllowSwitchViewModes Property

Gets or sets whether the view mode can be changed via the LayoutViewOptionsView.ViewMode property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Layout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v24.2.dll

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

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool AllowSwitchViewModes { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true if the view mode can be changed via the LayoutViewOptionsView.ViewMode property; otherwise, false.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to AllowSwitchViewModes
LayoutView
.OptionsBehavior .AllowSwitchViewModes

#Remarks

If the AllowSwitchViewModes property is set to false, the view mode cannot be changed via the LayoutViewOptionsView.ViewMode property, nor by an end-user at runtime. To prevent only an end-user from switching between view modes via buttons in the Header Panel or specific shortcuts, set the corresponding OptionsHeaderPanel.Enabled… options to false (refer to the See Also section for a list of these options).

See Also