TileView.TileTemplate Property

Specifies the default regular template used to generate tiles.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Tile

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v23.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[DXCategory("Properties")]
public TileItemElementCollection TileTemplate { get; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
<DXCategory("Properties")>
Public ReadOnly Property TileTemplate As TileItemElementCollection

Property Value

Type	Description
TileItemElementCollection	A TileItemElementCollection object that is the template applied to all TileViewItems in this TileView.

Remarks

TileView supports the following template types to generate tiles:

A regular template

The TileTemplate property allows you to specify a regular template. This template is based on the common Table Layout concept — the design surface is divided into logical columns and rows, and the contents are placed in corresponding cells. You can set up a regular tile template in the Data Grid’s Designer.

Run Demo

See the following topic for more information: Create Tile Template.

An HTML-CSS template

The TileView.TileHtmlTemplate property allows you to specify a template using HTML-CSS markup.

Click the ellipsis button for the TileHtmlTemplate property in the Properties grid to open the Html Template Editor:

See the following demo to find the complete code that renders this UI:

Run Demo

Note

The HTML-CSS controls and components support a limited set of HTML tags and CSS styles, listed in the following topics:

• HTML Tags
• CSS Styles

The following events enable you to dynamically customize settings and templates of individual tiles:

• TileView.ItemCustomize — Allows you to customize individual tiles.
• TileView.CustomItemTemplate — Allows you to assign and customize templates for individual tiles.

Example

The following code sets up the default tile template that consists of two rows and two columns. The first column’s cells are merged. Three tile elements are positioned within cells to form the following layout:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraEditors;
using DevExpress.XtraEditors.TableLayout;
using DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Tile;

// ...
public Form1() {
    InitializeComponent();
    gridControl1.DataSource = Data.GetData();
    InitTileTemplate();
}
private void InitTileTemplate() {
    // Set the tile size.
    tileView1.OptionsTiles.ItemSize = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 160);

    // Create a table layout (columns and rows) for the Tile Template.
    TableColumnDefinition tableColumn1 = new TableColumnDefinition();
    TableColumnDefinition tableColumn2 = new TableColumnDefinition();
    TableRowDefinition tableRow1 = new TableRowDefinition();
    TableRowDefinition talbeRow2 = new TableRowDefinition();
    tableColumn1.Length.Value = 120;
    tableColumn2.Length.Value = 180;
    tileView1.TileColumns.Add(tableColumn1);
    tileView1.TileColumns.Add(tableColumn2);
    tileView1.TileRows.Add(tableRow1);
    tileView1.TileRows.Add(talbeRow2);
    // Create a TableSpan object to merge cells.
    TableSpan tableSpan1 = new TableSpan();
    tableSpan1.RowIndex = 0;
    tableSpan1.ColumnIndex = 0;
    tableSpan1.RowSpan = 2;
    tileView1.TileSpans.Add(tableSpan1);

    // Create the Tile Template's elements.
    TileViewItemElement tileElementFirstName = new TileViewItemElement();
    TileViewItemElement tileElementCity = new TileViewItemElement();
    TileViewItemElement tileElementPhoto = new TileViewItemElement();

    tileElementFirstName.Column = tileView1.Columns["FirstName"];
    tileElementFirstName.ColumnIndex = 1;
    tileElementFirstName.ImageOptions.ImageAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    tileElementFirstName.ImageOptions.ImageScaleMode = TileItemImageScaleMode.Squeeze;
    tileElementFirstName.TextAlignment = DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    tileElementCity.Column = tileView1.Columns["City"];
    tileElementCity.ColumnIndex = 1;
    tileElementCity.ImageOptions.ImageAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    tileElementCity.ImageOptions.ImageScaleMode = TileItemImageScaleMode.Squeeze;
    tileElementCity.RowIndex = 1;
    tileElementCity.TextAlignment = DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    tileElementPhoto.Column = tileView1.Columns["Photo"];
    tileElementPhoto.ImageOptions.ImageAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    tileElementPhoto.ImageOptions.ImageScaleMode = TileItemImageScaleMode.Squeeze;
    tileElementPhoto.TextAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
    tileView1.TileTemplate.Add(tileElementFirstName);
    tileView1.TileTemplate.Add(tileElementCity);
    tileView1.TileTemplate.Add(tileElementPhoto);
}

public class Data {
    public static DataTable GetData() {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add("FirstName", typeof(string));
        dt.Columns.Add("City", typeof(string));
        dt.Columns.Add("Photo", typeof(Image));
        dt.Rows.Add("John", "NY", Image.FromFile(@"d://media/john-photo.jpg"));
        return dt;
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors
Imports DevExpress.XtraEditors.TableLayout
Imports DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Tile

Public Sub New()
    InitializeComponent()
    gridControl1.DataSource = Data.GetData()
    InitTileTemplate()
End Sub
Private Sub InitTileTemplate()
    ' Set the tile size.
    tileView1.OptionsTiles.ItemSize = New System.Drawing.Size(300, 160)

    ' Create a table layout (columns and rows) for the Tile Template.
    Dim tableColumn1 As TableColumnDefinition = New TableColumnDefinition()
    Dim tableColumn2 As TableColumnDefinition = New TableColumnDefinition()
    Dim tableRow1 As TableRowDefinition = New TableRowDefinition()
    Dim talbeRow2 As TableRowDefinition = New TableRowDefinition()
    tableColumn1.Length.Value = 120
    tableColumn2.Length.Value = 180
    tileView1.TileColumns.Add(tableColumn1)
    tileView1.TileColumns.Add(tableColumn2)
    tileView1.TileRows.Add(tableRow1)
    tileView1.TileRows.Add(talbeRow2)
    ' Create a TableSpan object to merge cells.
    Dim tableSpan1 As TableSpan = New TableSpan()
    tableSpan1.RowIndex = 0
    tableSpan1.ColumnIndex = 0
    tableSpan1.RowSpan = 2
    tileView1.TileSpans.Add(tableSpan1)

    ' Create the Tile Template's elements.
    Dim tileElementFirstName As TileViewItemElement = New TileViewItemElement()
    Dim tileElementCity As TileViewItemElement = New TileViewItemElement()
    Dim tileElementPhoto As TileViewItemElement = New TileViewItemElement()

    tileElementFirstName.Column = tileView1.Columns("FirstName")
    tileElementFirstName.ColumnIndex = 1
    tileElementFirstName.ImageOptions.ImageAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
    tileElementFirstName.ImageOptions.ImageScaleMode = TileItemImageScaleMode.Squeeze
    tileElementFirstName.TextAlignment = DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
    tileElementCity.Column = tileView1.Columns("City")
    tileElementCity.ColumnIndex = 1
    tileElementCity.ImageOptions.ImageAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
    tileElementCity.ImageOptions.ImageScaleMode = TileItemImageScaleMode.Squeeze
    tileElementCity.RowIndex = 1
    tileElementCity.TextAlignment = DevExpress.XtraEditors.TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
    tileElementPhoto.Column = tileView1.Columns("Photo")
    tileElementPhoto.ImageOptions.ImageAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
    tileElementPhoto.ImageOptions.ImageScaleMode = TileItemImageScaleMode.Squeeze
    tileElementPhoto.TextAlignment = TileItemContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
    tileView1.TileTemplate.Add(tileElementFirstName)
    tileView1.TileTemplate.Add(tileElementCity)
    tileView1.TileTemplate.Add(tileElementPhoto)
End Sub

Public Class Data
    Public Shared Function GetData() As DataTable
        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        dt.Columns.Add("FirstName", GetType(String))
        dt.Columns.Add("City", GetType(String))
        dt.Columns.Add("Photo", GetType(Image))
        dt.Rows.Add("John", "NY", Image.FromFile("d://media/john-photo.jpg"))
        Return dt
    End Function
End Class