Frame.SetView(View) Method

Sets a specified View for the current Frame.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public bool SetView(
    View view
)

VB.NET

Public Function SetView(
    view As View
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
view	View	A View object that is set for the current Frame.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if an old View can be changed by another one; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the SetView method to set a specified View for the current Frame. This method deactivates all Controllers, sets a specified View for the Frame and then re-activates Controllers. Then, if a Template is set for the Frame, the new View is set for this Template (IFrameTemplate.SetView).

Before deactivating and after activating Controllers, the Frame.ViewChanging and Frame.ViewChanged events are raised, respectively. Handle these events to perform specific actions before and after setting a View.

If a View is already set for the Frame, the SetView method replaces it with a new one, raises an old View’s View.Closed event, and then disposes it.

To create a View and pass it to the SetView method, use the XafApplication.CreateListView, XafApplication.CreateDetailView and XafApplication.CreateDashboardView methods. Refer to the Ways to Show a View topic for additional information.

The following example demonstrates how to show a View in the main window when a record is selected in a pop-up window. Note that this approach will not work in the MDI mode, since the main window cannot contain a View in this mode.

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp;
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions;
using DevExpress.Persistent.Base;
using DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl;
//...
public class ShowPersonController : ViewController {
    public ShowPersonController() {
        PopupWindowShowAction showPersonAction = new 
            PopupWindowShowAction(this, "ShowPerson", PredefinedCategory.View);
        showPersonAction.CustomizePopupWindowParams += 
            showPersonAction_CustomizePopupWindowParams;
        showPersonAction.Execute += showPersonAction_Execute;
    }
    void showPersonAction_CustomizePopupWindowParams(object sender, 
    CustomizePopupWindowParamsEventArgs e) { 
        IObjectSpace newObjectSpace = Application.CreateObjectSpace(typeof(Person));
        e.View = Application.CreateListView(newObjectSpace, typeof(Person), true);
        e.DialogController.AcceptAction.SelectionDependencyType = 
            SelectionDependencyType.RequireMultipleObjects;
    }
    void showPersonAction_Execute(object sender, PopupWindowShowActionExecuteEventArgs e) {
        Person selectedPerson = (Person)e.PopupWindowViewCurrentObject;
        IObjectSpace newObjectSpace = Application.CreateObjectSpace(typeof(Person));
        DetailView personDetailView = Application.CreateDetailView(newObjectSpace, 
            newObjectSpace.GetObject<Person>(selectedPerson));
        personDetailView.ViewEditMode = DevExpress.ExpressApp.Editors.ViewEditMode.Edit;
        e.PopupWindow.Close(true);
        Application.MainWindow.SetView(personDetailView);
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp
Imports DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions
Imports DevExpress.Persistent.Base
Imports DevExpress.Persistent.BaseImpl
'...
Public Class ShowPersonController
    Inherits ViewController

    Public Sub New()
        Dim showPersonAction As New 
            PopupWindowShowAction(Me, "ShowPerson", PredefinedCategory.View)
        AddHandler showPersonAction.CustomizePopupWindowParams, 
            AddressOf showPersonAction_CustomizePopupWindowParams
        AddHandler showPersonAction.Execute, AddressOf showPersonAction_Execute
    End Sub
    Private Sub showPersonAction_CustomizePopupWindowParams(ByVal sender As Object, 
    ByVal e As CustomizePopupWindowParamsEventArgs)
        Dim newObjectSpace As IObjectSpace = Application.CreateObjectSpace(GetType(Person))
        e.View = Application.CreateListView(newObjectSpace, GetType(Person), True)
        e.DialogController.AcceptAction.SelectionDependencyType = 
            SelectionDependencyType.RequireMultipleObjects
    End Sub
    Private Sub showPersonAction_Execute(ByVal sender As Object, 
    ByVal e As PopupWindowShowActionExecuteEventArgs)
        Dim selectedPerson As Person = CType(e.PopupWindowViewCurrentObject, Person)
        Dim newObjectSpace As IObjectSpace = Application.CreateObjectSpace(GetType(Person))
        Dim personDetailView As DetailView = Application.CreateDetailView(newObjectSpace, 
            newObjectSpace.GetObject(Of Person)(selectedPerson))
        personDetailView.ViewEditMode = DevExpress.ExpressApp.Editors.ViewEditMode.Edit
        e.PopupWindow.Close(True)
        Application.MainWindow.SetView(personDetailView)
    End Sub
End Class

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-access-the-application-model-in-code-e224/CS/HowToAccessApplicationModelInCode.Module.Win/SwitchController.cs#L21

ViewShortcut shortcut = Frame.View.CreateShortcut();
Frame.SetView(null);
if (model.MasterDetailMode == MasterDetailMode.ListViewAndDetailView) {

XAF_how-to-save-and-share-custom-view-settings-t537863/CS/ViewSettingsSolution.Module/Controllers/ViewVariantsController.cs#L39

savedView.LoadModel(false);
Frame.SetView(savedView);
result = true;

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-access-the-application-model-in-code-e224/VB/HowToAccessApplicationModelInCode.Module.Win/SwitchController.vb#L23

Dim shortcut As ViewShortcut = Frame.View.CreateShortcut()
Frame.SetView(Nothing)
If model.MasterDetailMode = MasterDetailMode.ListViewAndDetailView Then

XAF_how-to-save-and-share-custom-view-settings-t537863/VB/ViewSettingsSolution.Module/Controllers/ViewVariantsController.vb#L41

savedView.LoadModel(False)
Frame.SetView(savedView)
result = True