User editable derived CellModel

[Adam K.]

i see the example in the samples for the GridLinkLable but none of the samples allow user editing

If i have created a derived control (for example, i have an UpperCaseTextBox control which is a control that derives from Textbox and catched the keypress events and forces uppercase)

can i use that as the grid cell ??

[stanleyj]

Hi Adam,

Refer the sample in windows\Grid.Windows\Samples\In Depth\CellButtons that we ship. When you derive the GridTextBoxCellModel and the GridTextBoxCellRenderer your cell will behave as a TextBox Control. In the LinkLabelCells sample, the LinlLabelCell is derived from the GridStaticCellModel and the GridStaticCellRenderer which implements a static CellType.

You cold try OriginalTextBox as CellType instead of deriving

private void gridControl1_PrepareViewStyleInfo(object sender, GridPrepareViewStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{
if(e.RowIndex > 0 && e.ColIndex > 0)
{
e.Style.CellType = "OriginalTextBox";
e.Style.CharacterCasing = CharacterCasing.Upper;
}
}

Let me know if this helps.

Best regards,
Stanley

[Adam K.]

i am trying to do this generically so other people can use my celltype. Because of this i dont want to do the coding in the querycell event handlers. I want to create an isolated new CellType that i can have other use without having to code up their own event handlers . .

>Hi Adam,
>
>Refer the sample in windows\Grid.Windows\Samples\In Depth\CellButtons that we ship. When you derive the GridTextBoxCellModel and the GridTextBoxCellRenderer your cell will behave as a TextBox Control. In the LinkLabelCells sample, the LinlLabelCell is derived from the GridStaticCellModel and the GridStaticCellRenderer which implements a static CellType.
>
>
>
>You cold try OriginalTextBox as CellType instead of deriving
>
> private void gridControl1_PrepareViewStyleInfo(object sender, GridPrepareViewStyleInfoEventArgs e)
> {
> if(e.RowIndex > 0 && e.ColIndex > 0)
> {
> e.Style.CellType = "OriginalTextBox";
> e.Style.CharacterCasing = CharacterCasing.Upper;
> }
> }
>
>
>Let me know if this helps.
>
>Best regards,
>Stanley

[Administrator]

You can try creating a custom celltype to use your control. It will likely take some coding depending upone the exact functionality you want.

Take a look at the Windows\Grid.Windows\Samples\CellTypes\Calendar sample. It shows teh steps needed to derive a custom scell type that wraps a MonthCalendar control. You coul dtry to do something similar with your control.

Do a search for CellModels.Add in the Syncfusion\Essential Studio\3.3.0.0\Windows\Grid.Windows\Samples folder. It will show 18 or so different custom cell types that do various things if you need other samples.

There is also a discusion of deriving cutom cellstyles in the User Guide that uses the LinkLabel cells as the basis for the discussion.