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.NET Framework 4.5.2+

PropertyEditor Members

A base class for Property Editors.

Fields

Name Description
IsNotInStruct This constant is intended for internal use.
MemberIsNotReadOnly This constant is intended for internal use.
ModelAllowEdit This constant is intended for internal use.
PropertyEditorAllowEdit This constant is intended for internal use.
TheDataTypeIsDefined This constant is intended for internal use.
ValueStoringLogTemplate static

Properties

Name Description
AllowEdit Provides access to a collection of reason/value pairs used to make a PropertyEditor read-only/editable.
AllowNull Indicates whether a property represented by the current Property Editor can be set to null (Nothing in VB).
CanFormatPropertyValue Gets whether or not the PropertyEditor‘s value can be formatted.
Caption Returns the current Property Editor’s caption.
Control Returns the current View Item’s control displayed in a UI. Inherited from ViewItem.
ControlValue Returns the value that is set to the current Property Editor’s control.
CurrentObject Specifies the object for which the current View Item’s View is created. Inherited from ViewItem.
DisplayFormat Specifies the display format string for the Property Editor’s value.
EditMask Specifies a mask expression for a Property Editor’s control.
EditMaskType Specifies the PropertyEditor‘s edit mask type.
ErrorIcon Specifies the error icon displayed within the PropertyEditor when an error is associated with the editor.
ErrorMessage Specifies the message about validation rules broken because of the current Property Editor’s bound property.
Id Gets the identifier of the current View Item. Inherited from ViewItem.
ImmediatePostData Specifies whether the property editor’s control value should be passed to the property of a bound object as soon as possible when the value is changed by user. For instance, it allows you to enforce updating other displayed values that are calculated based on the current property.
IsCaptionVisible Indicates whether the caption of the current Property Editor should be visible in a UI.
IsDisposed Inherited from ViewItem.
IsPassword Specifies whether the current Property Editor represents a password.
MaxLength Specifies the maximum length that the current Property Editor’s value can have.
MemberInfo Provides access to the IMemberInfo object that contains information on the property represented by the current Property Editor.
Model Provides access to the Application Model‘s node defining the current Property Editor.
NullText Specifies the text that a Property Editor displays when its value is null or String.Empty. WinForms Property Editors also show this text if their value is DBNull.Value.
ObjectType Specifies the type of object for which the current View Item’s View is created. Inherited from ViewItem.
ObjectTypeInfo Provides access to the information on the type of the object which is represented by the current View Item’s View. Inherited from ViewItem.
PropertyName Specifies the name of the property that is represented by the current Property Editor.
PropertyValue Specifies the value of the property represented by the current Property Editor.
View Specifies the Detail View that contains the current View Item. Inherited from ViewItem.

Methods

Name Description
BreakLinksToControl(Boolean) Unsubscribes from the control’s events and, depending on the parameter, also disposes of the control and removes the link to the control. Inherited from ViewItem.
CreateControl() Creates a control that represents the current View Item in a UI. Inherited from ViewItem.
Dispose() Releases all resources used by this ViewItem object. Inherited from ViewItem.
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.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
GetUnderlyingType() Specifies the underlying type of the property represented by the current Property Editor.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
ReadValue() Reads a value to the current Property Editor’s control.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
Refresh() Refreshes the current Property Editor’s control value.
Refresh(Boolean) Refreshes the current View Item. Optionally, refreshes the View Item’s data source. Inherited from ViewItem.
RefreshDataSource() Refreshes the data source of the current ViewItem. Inherited from ViewItem.
SaveModel() Saves the required information on the current state of the View Item to the Application Model. Inherited from ViewItem.
ToString() Returns a string that represents the current object. Inherited from Object.
WriteValue() Sets the value that is specified in the current Property Editor’s control for the bound property.

Events

Name Description
AllowEditChanged Occurs when the current PropertyEditor‘s PropertyEditor.AllowEdit state has changed.
ControlCreated Occurs after a control has been created for the current View Item. Inherited from ViewItem.
ControlCreating Occurs before a control is created for the current View Item. Inherited from ViewItem.
ControlValueChanged In the PropertyEditor class’ descendants, can be raised after the control’s value has been changed.
CurrentObjectChanged Occurs after changing the object (not an object’s property value) for which the current View Item’s View is created. Inherited from ViewItem.
CurrentObjectChanging Occurs before changing the object for which the current View Item’s View is created. Inherited from ViewItem.
CustomLogValueStoring static
ErrorMessageChanged
ValueRead Occurs after the property value has been read to the current Property Editor’s control.
ValueStored Occurs after the value of the Property Editor’s control is set for the bound property.
ValueStoring Occurs before the value of the Property Editor’s control is set for the bound property.
VisibilityChanged This event is intended for internal use.
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