ActionBase.SelectionDependencyType Property

Specifies a context for enabling an Action.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(SelectionDependencyType.Independent)]
public SelectionDependencyType SelectionDependencyType { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(SelectionDependencyType.Independent)>
Public Property SelectionDependencyType As SelectionDependencyType

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
SelectionDependencyType	Independent	A SelectionDependencyType enumeration value identifying a context type.

Available values:

Name	Description
Independent	An Action does not require objects to be selected.
RequireSingleObject	An Action is available when a single object is selected.
RequireMultipleObjects	An Action is available when one or more objects are selected.

Remarks

Use this property to make the current Action dependent on whether a single object or multiple objects are selected in the current View.

If the SelectionDependencyType property is set to RequireSingleObject, you can set the ActionBase.Category property to “RecordEdit”, to display the Action in an additional cell for each object in the ASP.NET Web Forms application’s List Views.

Note

The Action is hidden if the selection context is not available (for example, when the Controller is not derived from ViewController).

You can set another value in the Controller’s constructor or Designer. This value is saved to the Application Model‘s ActionDesign | Actions | <Action> node. You can change this value in the Model Editor. In a UI, the value which is specified in the Application Model’s .xafml file that was loaded last, will be displayed. For information on the order of Application Model differences loading, refer to the Application Model Basics topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

xaf-win-web-open-detail-view-when-grid-row-is-clicked-in-the-dashboard/CS/ShowDetailViewFromDashboard.Module.Win/Controllers/WinShowDetailViewFromDashboardController.cs#L20

openDetailViewAction.Caption = "OpenDetailView";
openDetailViewAction.SelectionDependencyType = SelectionDependencyType.RequireSingleObject;
openDetailViewAction.Execute += OpenDetailViewAction_Execute;

xaf-how-to-show-persistent-objects-in-a-non-persistent-objects-view/CS/ComplexDialogSample.Module/Controllers/MyController.cs#L30

PopupWindowShowAction action = new PopupWindowShowAction(this, "AssignJobs", PredefinedCategory.RecordEdit);
action.SelectionDependencyType = SelectionDependencyType.RequireMultipleObjects;
action.CustomizePopupWindowParams += new CustomizePopupWindowParamsEventHandler(action_CustomizePopupWindowParams);

VB.NET

xaf-win-web-open-detail-view-when-grid-row-is-clicked-in-the-dashboard/VB/ShowDetailViewFromDashboard.Module.Win/Controllers/WinShowDetailViewFromDashboardController.vb#L22

openDetailViewAction.Caption = "OpenDetailView"
openDetailViewAction.SelectionDependencyType = SelectionDependencyType.RequireSingleObject
AddHandler openDetailViewAction.Execute, AddressOf OpenDetailViewAction_Execute

xaf-how-to-show-persistent-objects-in-a-non-persistent-objects-view/VB/ComplexDialogSample.Module/Controllers/MyController.vb#L36

Dim action As New PopupWindowShowAction(Me, "AssignJobs", PredefinedCategory.RecordEdit)
action.SelectionDependencyType = SelectionDependencyType.RequireMultipleObjects
AddHandler action.CustomizePopupWindowParams, AddressOf action_CustomizePopupWindowParams