ViewItem.Id Property

Gets the identifier of the current View Item.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

public virtual string Id { get; }

VB.NET

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Id As String

Property Value

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

Remarks

This property can be overridden in the ViewItem class’ descendants.

Use this property to identify a View Item or Property Editor in a Controller as shown below:

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Editors;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Layout;
// ...
public class MyViewController : ViewController<DetailView> {
    protected override void OnActivated() {
        base.OnActivated();
        foreach (ViewItem item in View.Items) {
            if ((item is ControlViewItem) && item.Id == "Item1") { /*...*/ }
        }
    }
    // ...
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp
Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp.Editors
Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp.Layout
' ...
Public Class MyViewController
    Inherits ViewController(Of DetailView)

    Protected Overrides Sub OnActivated()
        MyBase.OnActivated()
        For Each item As ViewItem In View.Items
            If (TypeOf item Is ControlViewItem) AndAlso item.Id = "Item1" Then
            End If
        Next item
    End Sub
    ' ...
End Class