I want to create a new control which is a composite of other controls.  I want my new control to contain a LookUpEditor and one or more LabelControls that will show the details of the record that the user selected.

What container should I use to hold the controls (XtraUserControl?)?  How do I create the properties that are needed to set dataSource, displayMember, editValue and valueMember.

Are there any examples of what I am trying to do?

What I do is create a usercontrol. I then populate the control surface exactly the same way as I do with any other form.

I then use the created usercontrol by adding it to a tab page but you could also add it to a panel control and dock it I guess..

This can be found as an example in the NavBarControl or alternative to mdi example in the documentation - can't remember where exactly.

 You have accurately described what I am trying to do. But my question is this.

How do I define my usercontrol so that I can set the properties of the contained LookUpEditor?  How do I create the properties that are needed to set dataSource, displayMember, editValue and valueMember?

 Have you tried changing the LookUpEditor object's Modifier from private to public?  This works for some controls.

<Richard Askwith> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:231783@community.devexpress.com...

 You have accurately described what I am trying to do. But my question is this.

How do I define my usercontrol so that I can set the properties of the contained LookUpEditor?  How do I create the properties that are needed to set dataSource, displayMember, editValue and valueMember?

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"Richard Askwith" wrote in message news:231649@community.devexpress.com...

 I want to create a new control which is a composite of other controls.  I want my new control to contain a LookUpEditor and one or more LabelControls that will show the details of the record that the user selected.

What container should I use to hold the controls (XtraUserControl?)?  How do I create the properties that are needed to set dataSource, displayMember, editValue and valueMember.

Are there any examples of what I am trying to do?

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 Thank you! 

You are putting me on a track that feels much more comfortable.   I definitely prefer encapsulating everything within the container and exposing only those properties that are needed.

I will give it a try and report back with my results.

"Richard Askwith" wrote in message news:231844@community.devexpress.com...

 Thank you! 

You are putting me on a track that feels much more comfortable.   I definitely prefer encapsulating everything within the container and exposing only those properties that are needed.

I will give it a try and report back with my results.

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 For the most part, yes.

I was able to successfully create properties that connect to the dataSource, displayMember and valueMember of my contained LookUpEdit. 

However, I am still struggling with the editValue property.  I am still trying to figure out what attributes to give it so that I can have that nice popup that appears when I set editValue in the LookUpEdit control.

"Richard Askwith" wrote in message news:231971@community.devexpress.com...

 For the most part, yes.

I was able to successfully create properties that connect to the dataSource, displayMember and valueMember of my contained LookUpEdit. 

However, I am still struggling with the editValue property.  I am still trying to figure out what attributes to give it so that I can have that nice popup that appears when I set editValue in the LookUpEdit control.

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Yahoo!!!!   It worked like a charm.  Thank you!

Now, where would I have gone to figure all of that out by myself?

Trevor Westerdahl:

Try this:

 

[Description("Gets or sets the editor's value."), Bindable(true), Localizable(true), Category(CategoryName.Data),

RefreshProperties(RefreshProperties.All), DefaultValue(null),

Editor(typeof(DevExpress.Utils.Editors.UIObjectEditor), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor)),

TypeConverter(typeof(DevExpress.Utils.Editors.ObjectEditorTypeConverter))]

public object EditValue {

get { return lookupEdit1.EditValue; }

set { lookupEdit1.EditValue = value;}
}