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.NET Framework 4.5.2+

ActionBase Members

The base class for Actions.

Fields

Name Description
AnyCaption Specifies the caption for the ActionBase.TargetViewId property value which means “Any view ID”. By default, this field value is set to “Any”.
RequireMultipleObjectsContext Returns a context for enabling/disabling the Action whose ActionBase.SelectionDependencyType property is set to RequireMultipleObjects. Used for the Action’s ActionBase.Enabled list item that has the true value, if one or more objects are selected in the current View, and false, if no object is selected.
RequireSingleObjectContext Returns a context for enabling/disabling the Action whose ActionBase.SelectionDependencyType property is set to RequireSingleObjects. Used for the Action’s ActionBase.Enabled list item that has the true value, if a single object is selected in the current View, and false, if more than one object is selected.

Properties

Name Description
ActionMeaning Specifies whether an Action is represented by an accept, cancel or ordinal button in a Window Forms application’s pop-up Windows.
Active Gets a collection of reason/value pairs used to determine or change the Action‘s active state. The resulting state determines the Action’s visibility.
Application Provides access to an XafApplication object that can be used to manage an application.
CanRaiseEvents protected Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. Inherited from Component.
Caption Specifies an Action‘s caption.
Category Specifies an Action‘s category.
ConfirmationMessage Specifies the confirmation message displayed when an end-user executes an Action.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
Controller Provides access to an Action‘s Controller.
Data For internal use.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DiagnosticInfo Specifies information on an Action. This information is appended to the information on the remaining Actions and their Controllers and displayed via the DiagnosticInfo Action.
Enabled Provides access to a collection of key/value pairs used to determine an Action‘s enabled/disabled state. A Disabled Action is visible in the UI, but it is grayed out and cannot be executed.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
HasImage Indicates whether an Action has an image assigned to it.
Id Specifies an Action‘s identifier.
ImageName Specifies a name of the image displayed for an Action.
IsDisposed Gets a value indicating whether an Action has been disposed of.
IsExecuting For internal use.
LockCount Indicates the count of the ActionBase.BeginUpdate method calls.
Model Gets the Action‘s settings.
PaintStyle Specifies the Action‘s paint style.
QuickAccess Specifies whether the current Action is accessible via the Quick Access Toolbar (this toolbar is available when the Ribbon UI is used).
SelectionContext Specifies a context of an Action‘s execution.
SelectionDependencyType Specifies a context for enabling an Action.
Shortcut Defines the keyboard shortcut used to execute the current Action. Has effect in WinForms applications only.
Site Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. Inherited from Component.
Tag Provides access to the object that contains data about the Action.
TargetObjectsCriteria Specifies a logical expression (criteria) for enabling an Action.
TargetObjectsCriteriaMode Specifies whether all the currently selected objects must satisfy the ActionBase.TargetObjectsCriteria criteria to make an Action enabled.
TargetObjectType Specifies the type of the object(s) that must be represented by the current View to provide an Action activation.
TargetViewId Specifies the identifier of the View for which the Action is activated, or a semicolon-separated list of identifiers if the Action targets multiple Views.
TargetViewNesting Specifies whether the View, for which an Action is intended, must be root, nested or any.
TargetViewType Specifies the type of the View, for which an Action is intended.
TestName For internal use only.
ToolTip Specifies a tooltip for an Action.
TypeOfView Specifies the type of the View for which an Action is intended.

Methods

Name Description
AssignFrom(ActionBase) Shares a specified Action’s settings to the current Action.
AssignInfo(IModelAction) Applies settings stored in the specified Application Model’s node to the current Action.
BeginUpdate() Prevents an Action from being updated until the ActionBase.EndUpdate method is called.
Dispose() Releases all resources used by the Component. Inherited from Component.
EndUpdate() Unlocks an Action after a call to the ActionBase.BeginUpdate method, and causes an immediate update.
Equals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
GetFormattedConfirmationMessage() Returns a formatted confirmation message displayed when executing an Action.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetLifetimeService() Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
GetService(Type) protected Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. Inherited from Component.
GetTotalToolTip() Returns the Action‘s total tooltip. Intended for internal use.
GetTotalToolTip(String) Returns the Action‘s total tooltip. Intended for internal use.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
InitializeLifetimeService() Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
MemberwiseClone(Boolean) protected Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
RaiseCustomizeControl(Object) For internal use.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
ResetId() Restores an Action‘s ActionBase.Id.
ToString() Returns an Action‘s textual representation.

Events

Name Description
Changed Occurs after one of the current ActionBase object’s properties has been changed.
CustomGetFormattedConfirmationMessage Occurs when the ActionBase.GetFormattedConfirmationMessage method is executed.
CustomGetTotalTooltip Occurs when an Action‘s ToolTip is calculated.
CustomizeCaption static
CustomizeControl Fires after the control is initialized. Allows you to customize the control.
Disposed Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose() method. Inherited from Component.
Disposing Occurs when disposing of an Action.
ExecuteCanceled Occurs after execution of the Action has been cancelled.
ExecuteCompleted Occurs after all actions implemented in the Execute, ActionBase.Executed and ActionBase.ProcessCreatedView event handlers have been performed.
Executed Occurs after executing an Action.
Executing Occurs before an end-user performs the operation that leads to raising an Action‘s Execute event.
HandleException For internal use only.
ProcessCreatedView Occurs after the ActionBase.Executed event.
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