Size single property grid?

[Michele]

Hello,
it's possible in some way to have a property that has an higher height? I've a complex object that compose the address of a customer, wish to have the possibility to show in a multiline then when clicking a button opening an edit window

Thanks
Paolo

[Ivan Ivanov]

Hello Paolo,

In the current version of RadControls, the default style for PropertyGridField sets a fixed value to the Height property. Please, try setting an implicit style that sets the Height to "Auto", like this:

<Style TargetType="telerik:PropertyGridField">
    <Setter Property="Height" Value="Auto" />
</Style>

Regards,
Ivan Ivanov
the Telerik team

[David]

I am trying this for what *seemed* like the simple scenario of a multi-line TextBox but I'm only getting the fixed height still. I've tried may combinations of EditorTemplates with/without scrollviewers, heights etc, but the Auto height does not seem to work for me.

Can you please provide a simple example of an Editor Template that can support multiline (AccceptsReturn="True" etc) TextBox?

Thanks!

David,

[David]

Ah.. It seems that this works instead - use NaN instead of Auto. Is this the correct approach?

<Style TargetType="telerik:PropertyGridField">
    <Setter Property="Height" Value="NaN" />
</Style>

[Vanya Pavlova]

Hello David,

I am glad to hear that you found the most appropriate solution for your case. 
As my colleague Ivan proposed you have to define a style targeted at PropertyGridField and set a Height, which is appropriate for your needs. Once you had a fixed height for this field you may set the AcceptsReturn property of the TextBox to True to get a multiline TextBox control. 

Greetings,
Vanya Pavlova
the Telerik team

[Derek]

Hi Vanya

Davids solution works great until I apply a Theme, at which point all the property sizes return to their default heights.  Is there a way to apply a theme and still maintain the custom property height?

Thanks

Derek

[Pavel Pavlov]

Hello Derek,


It seems you are hitting a known limitation. Setting a theme other than the default tends to override the implicit styles. The workaround would be to set the property after applying the theme , e.g. in code behind.

Best wishes,
Pavel Pavlov
the Telerik team