It used to be that in any thin client application that you build, you would spent most time worrying about how to bring your data to the client and then how to properly submit your changes back. These days, as the data access frameworks and the ORM solutions...

Problem You have created you own custom business object but you do not like the default layout of the details view. Solution Use the Model Editor (either at design time or runtime) or access the Layout Control in code to affect the required changes. Discussion...

So this morning I received an email which basically said “Hey, stop writing basic stuff on XPO and XAF and start writing about the advanced stuff that I need to know about. The community can look after the noobs, but you need to start looking after those...

Check out this video that shows you how to use the XtraReports End User Report Designer to create employee badges. XtraReports supports the multiple column layout feature, as well as many great report controls to help you create stunning reports. This...

In July, I posted a few early screenshots of our WinForms RTF control and as a result, we received numerous questions about its planned feature set...it's release date, etc. Since I'm a glutton for punishment, I thought it would be a good time...

Problem You wish to create a win form and web form application to manage CRUD operations for your custom business objects. Solution Create an application, add a DomainObject, define your object’s properties and XAF will, by default, create a web form...

The XtraReports End User Report Designer Wizard makes it easy for you and your users create new reports without programming. Here's a video you can use to share with your end-users. A wizard in the End User Report Designer guides you step-by-step...

Problem You inherit from an XAF business object and add the new properties your require, however you don’t like the default placement of the property elements on the UI Solution Use the Model Editor to change the default position of the of the UI elements...

Brian Noyes has just released a new DXCore plug-in that can convert an auto-implemented property into one with a backing store and a setter that triggers the PropertyChanged event if appropriate. His plug-in can also implement INotifyPropertyChanged in...

Problem You need to quickly create an application to manage Contacts. You want both win form and web form applications. Solution Use XAF to create the win form and web form solutions and sub class the built in Person class to create the Contact class...

During the past weeks we have been working on preparing the source code for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 release and we are happy to announce that we just released the following components to the Reference Source Code Center (RSCC) servers: Reference Source...

Check out this video which introduces the basics of the End-User Report Designer. The end-user can learn about the design surface, elements, and data source of the End-User Report Designer. Before you know it, your users will be editing and creating their...

In this episode of the video series on the various chart types available in XtraCharts , DevExpress' charts product for WinForms and ASP.NET, we look at the stock chart, that most basic of financial charts. The stock chart is fascinating in that it...

Problem You have an existing database for which you have to create an application and so wish to create a set of persistent objects to reflect the table(s) you have to work with. Solution Use the PersistantClasses Wizard to generate the classes for you...

It's certainly turning into a charting marathon in my blog recently, and why not? XtraCharts is just so cool. Anyway, Jeff has completed the editing of the next video in my series on the various chart types in XtraCharts, and so I present it without...