Frame.GetController<ControllerType>() Method
Returns a specified Controller from the current Frame‘s Frame.Controllers collection.
Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp
Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v21.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp
Declaration
Type Parameters
| Name |
|---|
| ControllerType |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ControllerType | A specified Controller found in the current Frame‘s Frame.Controllers collection. |
Remarks
Use the GetController<ControllerType> method to access a particular Controller from the current Frame‘s Frame.Controllers collection. The ControllerType generic type argument specifies the required Controller type. In this argument, you can specify any class which is a descendant of the Controller class.
The code below demonstrates how to access the NewObjectViewController and add its NewObjectAction to the Quick Access Toolbar.
using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.SystemModule;
// ...
public class NewObjectActionController : WindowController {
protected override void OnActivated() {
base.OnActivated();
NewObjectViewController newObjectViewController = Window.GetController<NewObjectViewController>();
if(newObjectViewController != null) {
newObjectViewController.NewObjectAction.QuickAccess = true;
}
}
}
If there is no Controller of the specified type in the Frame.Controllers collection, this method returns the first Controller which is assignable to this type.
Important
To avoid possible null reference exceptions when accessing an existing Controller from your code, always ensure that the Frame.GetController<ControllerType> method result is not null when the XafApplication.OptimizedControllersCreation property is true.
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