EditingFieldExtensionsWin.RegisterEditor(String, String, String, RepositoryItem) Method

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Preview

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.v21.2.dll

Declaration

public virtual bool RegisterEditor(
    string name,
    string displayName,
    string category,
    RepositoryItem repositoryItem
)

Public Overridable Function RegisterEditor(
    name As String,
    displayName As String,
    category As String,
    repositoryItem As RepositoryItem
) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

If an editor with the same name already exists, the specified editor will not be registered.

Example

To provide a custom editor to be used for editing a control’s content in Print Preview, do the following.

1. Create a new instance of an appropriate RepositoryItem descendant and specify its settings as required.

   • C#
   • VB.NET

   using DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository;
   //...
   
   // Create a new combo box editor with required settings.
   RepositoryItemComboBox repositoryItemComboBox = new RepositoryItemComboBox() {
       TextEditStyle = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.TextEditStyles.DisableTextEditor,
       ImmediatePopup = true
   };
   
   // Populate the created editor with items.
   for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
       repositoryItemComboBox.Items.Add(string.Format("Item {0}", i + 1));
   

2. Next, register the editor in a new Custom category by calling the EditingFieldExtensionsWin.RegisterEditor method.

   • C#
   • VB.NET

   using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Preview;
   // ...
   
   EditingFieldExtensionsWin.Instance.RegisterEditor
       ("ComboBoxEditor", "ComboBox Editor", "Custom", repositoryItemComboBox);
   

3. Assign the created editor to a required control using the TextEditOptions.EditorName property.

   • C#
   • VB.NET

   using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
   // ...
   
   XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();
   
   report.xrLabel1.EditOptions.Enabled = true;
   report.xrLabel1.EditOptions.EditorName = "ComboBoxEditor";
   

When you need to use the standard text editor with a custom mask, you can register it using the EditingFieldExtensionsWin.RegisterMaskEditor method. This method accepts the mask type and mask string as parameters instead of a repository item.

using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Preview;
// ...

// Register a text editor with a custom mask.
EditingFieldExtensionsWin.Instance.RegisterMaskEditor("PhoneNumberEditor", "Phone Number Editor", 
    "Custom", DevExpress.XtraEditors.Mask.MaskType.Simple, "(999)000-00-00");

Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Preview
' ...

' Register a text editor with a custom mask.
EditingFieldExtensionsWin.Instance.RegisterMaskEditor("PhoneNumberEditor", "Phone Number Editor", 
    "Custom", DevExpress.XtraEditors.Mask.MaskType.Simple, "(999)000-00-00")