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.NET 6.0+

DetailViewExtensions.CustomizeViewItemControl<T>(DetailView, Controller, Action<T>, String[]) Method

Allows you to access and customize controls of specified View Items.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

public static void CustomizeViewItemControl<T>(
    this DetailView view,
    Controller controller,
    Action<T> customizeAction,
    params string[] viewItemsId
)
    where T : ViewItem

Parameters

Name Type Description
view DetailView

A DetailView that contains the specified View Items.

controller Controller

A Controller to customize controls of the specified View Items.

customizeAction Action<T>

A method to customize controls of the specified View Items.

viewItemsId String[]

Identifiers of View Items.

Type Parameters

Name Description
T

The type of View Items.

Remarks

The following code shows how to use this method to customize controls of the StartDate and DueDate Date Property Editors.

using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Editors;
// ...
public class CustomizeDateEditorController : ObjectViewController<DetailView, DemoTask> {
    protected override void OnActivated() {
        base.OnActivated();
        View.CustomizeViewItemControl<DatePropertyEditor>(this, CustomizeDateEditor, nameof(DemoTask.StartDate), nameof(DemoTask.DueDate));
    }
    private void CustomizeDateEditor(DatePropertyEditor propertyEditor) {
        propertyEditor.Control.Properties.ShowWeekNumbers = true;
    }
}

The following image demonstrates how this Controller affects the UI.

You can find the View Item’s identifier in the Model Editor.

See Also