CompositeView Class

A base class for Views that support View Items layout.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

public abstract class CompositeView :
    View

VB.NET

Public MustInherit Class CompositeView
    Inherits View

Related API Members

The following members return CompositeView objects:

• ViewItem.View

Remarks

The CompositeView class is a base class for Views that support View Items layout. View Items are abstract entities displayed in a UI by various controls.

View Items Collection

The CompositeView.Items property exposes a collection of the Composite’s View’s View Items.

Layout Customization

View Items layout functionality enables automatic generation of Detail Views and offers multiple ways to customize the layout:

• Design time - Use the Model Editor.
• Runtime - Use the Customization form.
• Code - Customize programmatically.

For detailed information about layout customization techniques, refer to the following topic: View Items Layout Customization.

Note

XAF has two Composite View types that fully support View Items layout:

• Dashboard View
• Detail View.

The List View class also derives from CompositeView, but it does not support View Items layout.

Inheritance

Object

View

CompositeView

DashboardView

ObjectView

DetailView

ListView

Extension Methods

CustomizeViewItemControl(Controller, Action<ViewItem>)

CustomizeViewItemControl<T>(Controller, Action<T>)

CustomizeViewItemControl(Controller, Action<ViewItem>, String[])

CustomizeViewItemControl<T>(Controller, Action<T>, String[])