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The Microsoft WPF DataGrid can be used to display various data in a grid of rows and columns, with several options available to
customize the behavior and appearance.
Actipro is giving back to the community by providing two add-ons that make using the WPF DataGrid easier than ever.
The Actipro WPF DataGrid Contrib add-on is completely open source and free for anyone to use.
It includes the ThemedDataGrid control, which extends the WPF DataGrid control to provide customized system and
Office 2007 (blue, black, and silver) themes.
The themes are integrated into the Shared Library's ThemeManager, which allows for dynamic theme changing.
The add-on also provides extension methods, attached behaviors, and commands that can be used by the ThemedDataGrid or the WPF DataGrid.
The Actipro Editors/DataGrid Interop add-on is free to anyone who has a license to our
Actipro Editors for WPF product.
It allows controls from the Actipro Editors for WPF product to be quickly and easily integrated into the WPF DataGrid.
This allows the cells in a data grid to leverage parts-based and masked text editors, which make data entry faster and more intuitive.
Features at a Glance
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WPF DataGrid Features
(built into the Microsoft control)
- Auto column generation based on data
- Several built-in and extensible column types
- Columns can be easily be rearranged
- Support for frozen columns that remain fixed when scrolling
- Data can be sorted programmatically or interactively
- Inline editing of cells
- Intuitive keyboard navigation
- Resizable rows and/or columns
- Interactively add or delete rows
- Display rows using alternating colors
- Single or multiple selections
- Several selection modes including row and cell
- Support for row details, which can display additional info
- Data validation for rows and cells
- Fully customizable row and column headers
- Select all button can be used to select all cells
- Customizable look and feel
- Virtualization support
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DataGrid Contrib Add-on Features
- Includes a routed command that allows a column to be easily frozen and unfrozen
- Provides several extension methods for the DataGrid and relating controls
- Customize the look and feel of the new row using an attached behavior
- Easily track the focus or selection in the column headers using attached behaviors
- Customized system themes which are more visually appealing
- Adds themes for all three Office 2007 themes for the DataGrid
- Integrates themes into the Actipro ThemeManager for dynamic theme changing
- Custom theme tinting options
- Completely open-source and freely available
Editors/DataGrid Interop Add-on Features
- Easily integrate the controls offered by the Actipro Editors for WPF product
- Quickly integrate any custom parts-based editors by leveraging reusable components
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Polished Themes
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Highly Customizable
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Inline Editing
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Customized system themes and new Office 2007 themes provide a professional look and match the other Actipro products.
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Use one of the many properties provide to alter the look and feel or completely restyle the control to fit your needs.
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Interactively add rows, delete rows, or update rows using inline cell editing with full support for cell and row validation.
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Extensive Documentation, Samples and Designer Functionality
We realize that the key to successfully integrating a product of its type into your own applications
is that you understand how to effectively work with the product.
Beyond the online resources on the WPF DataGrid provided by Microsoft,
we have worked very hard to make our DataGrid add-ons very developer-friendly there by building:
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Thorough Documentation - Help topics cover all the features included in the Actipro WPF DataGrid add-ons in great detail.
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Full Source Demos and QuickStarts - Our Sample Browser includes the full commented source code for numerous samples,
including demos that show off end-result product functionality and QuickStarts
that focus on individual feature areas.
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Designer Functionality - Microsoft's WPF DataGrid comes with designer support for Visual Studio
and Expression Blend, which allow you to quickly create and configure the control.
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Code Analysis Conformance - We scan all our pre-obfuscated WPF control product code through the
Visual Studio Code Analysis tool (formerly FxCop) and resolve all warnings
to help ensure that our code is well designed and meets official standards.
In summary, if you need an extensible data grid or are already using the WPF DataGrid, the Actipro WPF DataGrid add-ons will enhance the experience of the end-users and developers alike.
Download the Actipro DataGrid add-ons today.
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