Works With Enums

[Daniel]

Hello.

How to bind PropertyGrid to object with Enum property  (EF Code first).

Thank's.

[Maya]

Hi Daniel,

Generally, if you bind RadPropertyGrid to an item containing an enum property, the generated filed would be a combo box one, giving you the opportunity to change the enum value. I am sending you a sample project illustrating it. Is that the behavior you require ? 

Greetings,
Maya
the Telerik team

[Daniel]

 yes. Thank you Maya.

[Pavel]

How can I display localized text for enum value?
The PropertyGrid of Denis Vuyka supports IValueConverter for the displayed items and it was work.

[Pavel]

I found the solution myself, dig deeper in the source. Need add Description attribute to enum values.
enum LineStyle
    {
        [LocalizeDescription("LineStyle.SOLID")]
        SOLID,
        [LocalizeDescription("LineStyle.DOT")]
        DOT,
        [LocalizeDescription("LineStyle.DASH")]
        DASH,
    }
where
    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property  | AttributeTargets.Field)]
    public class LocalizeDescriptionAttribute : DescriptionAttribute
    {
        public LocalizeDescriptionAttribute(string description)
            : base(description)
        {}

        public override string Description
        {
            get
            {
                DescriptionValue = RM.GetString(DescriptionValue); // get localized text
                return base.Description;
            }
        }
    }

[Intecom]

But what if enum is from third-party code and we should display localized text for its value?

I mean it is not possible to modify enum's code.

 

[Stefan]

Hello George,

Since such attributes cannot be added at run-time, I can suggest you take a look at the Binding to an enum with localization article as a possible approach is discussed in it. Note, that in order the proposed IValueConverter to be respected, you need to set the AutoGenerateBindingPaths property of RadPropertyGrid to "False". You can also check the Unbound Mode article for more information.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,
Stefan
Telerik

[Yang]

Thanks for the project. It solves my problem very well.