ViewItem.Caption Property

Returns the current View Item‘s caption.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual string Caption { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Overridable Property Caption As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string value representing the current View Item’s caption.

Remarks

This property returns an empty string. However, it can be overridden in the ViewItem class’ descendants.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-customize-weblayoutmanager-to-avoid-large-gaps-between-the-editor-and-its-caption-t228434/CS/WebLayoutSolution.Module.Web/WebLayoutManagerEx.cs#L87

if (item.TextAlignMode == TextAlignModeItem.AutoSize) {
    return this.GetMaxStringWidth(new string[] { this.EnsureCaptionColon(viewItem.Caption) });
} else {

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-customize-weblayoutmanager-to-avoid-large-gaps-between-the-editor-and-its-caption-t228434/VB/WebLayoutSolution.Module.Web/WebLayoutManagerEx.vb#L91

If item.TextAlignMode = TextAlignModeItem.AutoSize Then
    Return Me.GetMaxStringWidth(New String() { Me.EnsureCaptionColon(viewItem.Caption) })
Else