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ActionBase.TargetViewNesting Property

Specifies whether the View, for which an Action is intended, must be root, nested or any.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(Nesting.Any)]
public Nesting TargetViewNesting { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Nesting Any

A Nesting enumeration value identifying a View kind.

Available values:

Name Description
Any

An Action or a View Controller will be activated in Frames (Windows) with any Views.

Root

An Action or a View Controller will be activated in Frames (Windows) which contain root Views (see View.IsRoot).

Nested

An Action or a View Controller will be activated in Frames (Windows) which contain nested Views (the View.IsRoot property is set to false).

#Remarks

If an Action is contained in a View Controller, you can specify the kind of a View for which the Action will be activated via the TargetViewNesting property. By default, this property is set to Any. You can set another value in the Controller’s constructor or Designer. This value will be saved to the Application Model‘s ActionDesign | Actions | <Action> node.

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