How to handle a List<string> property in the PropertyGrid?

[Laurent]

I have a read-only List<string> property in my business object.

How do I make it show up in the property grid. Do I need to create a custom editor?

Thanks!

[Maya]

Hello Laurent,

Please check out the "CollectionEditors" article for a reference. 

Regards,
Maya
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[Laurent]

CollectionEditor works well for lists of objects with many properties, including one that can be used as a selector.

For simple lists of values or strings, it seems like there is no good solution.

[Maya]

Hello Laurent,

I attached a sample illustrating a case with RadPropertyGrid displaying an item with List<string> property. As you can see, CollectionEditor is its editor. Does this scenario correspond to yours or am I missing anything ? 


Regards,
Maya
Telerik

[Laurent]

Hello Maya,

Yes, your solution works. Please don't take it personally but this is a bad one.You have to click the drop-down button to see the strings, you get a giant panel, two non functional buttons (because readonly) and a right panel that's mostly useless... Here is below what I ended up with: Bind the read-only strings to a custom editor template with just a listbox.

 

<telerik:PropertyDefinition.EditorTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
<ListBox
ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Strings}" />
</DataTemplate>
</telerik:PropertyDefinition.EditorTemplate>​

[Maya]

Hello Laurent,

Displaying a CollectionEditor for collection properties is the default scenario and its functionality (displaying anything in the field/having enabled/disabled buttons) depends entirely on the type of the source collection.

Still, it is great that found the most appropriate solution for your scenario. Let us know in case you need further assistance with Telerik controls. 


Regards,
Maya
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[Dharmavaram]

Hi Maya,

I too have similar requirement but I have to store this information back in my property how can I achieve it.how to get the selected item from ListBox and store it in property.

Regards,

Nagasree

[Yoan]

Hello Nagasree,

If you are using the approach with the ListBox in the EditorTemplate, you can bind ListBox's SelectedItem to some your property.

Regards,
Yoan
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