Control has many properties that define its appearance, design, behaviour etc.

Context Properties

Properties in this section define the appearance of the control in Personalization Directory and the behaviour of the control when in edit mode.

Property	Description
Category	Define the name by which the control is displayed in Personalization Directory.
Entity	Defines the name of the group in which the control is located in Personalization Directory.
NavigationVisible	The feature is obsolete.
TrackDirty	Defines whether user interface can be closed while the control is in edit mode.

Data Properties

Properties in this section define how and which data is bound to the control.

Property	Description
Adapter	Defines the MxAdapter component from which data can be retrieved and used for any kind of manipulation.
DataSourceName	Defines the data source which will be used to display and manipulate data.

Design Properties

Properties in this section define basic properties of the control, appearance and functionality of the control.

Property	Description
Name	Defines the name of the control or the component.

EditorNavigation

Properties in this section define the buttons used for leaving edit mode.

Property	Description
CancelEdit	Leaves editing mode without making any changes.
EndEdit	Leaves editing mode and completes appropriate action for saving changes.

Editor Properties

Properties in this section define the appearance and behaviour of the control when in edit mode.

Property	Description
AutoScale	Defines the layout of the fields when the control is in edit mode.
CanCollapseGroups	Defines whether it is possible to collapse individual groups.
CaptionsVisible	Defines whether field captions are visible when the control is in edit mode.
HelpVisible	Defines whether the help is available to the user when editing data.

Grid Display

Properties in this section define the appearance, behaviour and functionalities available to the user when using the control.

Property	Description
AllowFilter	Defines whether user can filter data in the control.
AllowGrouping	Defines whether it is possible to group data in the control.
AllowSort	Defines whether it is possible to sort data in the control.
CardCustomization	Defines whether it is possible to customize a card view.
ColumnAutoWidth	Defines whether scrolling is enabled on the control.
HorizontalLinesVisible	Defines whether the horizontal lines are visible in the control.
ReportLabel	Defines the text displayed in the header of the print preview document.
ReportName	Defines the title of the print preview document.
ShowAutoFilterRow	Defines whether the filter row is visible in the control.
ShowFooter	Defines whether the footer is visible in the control.
ShowGroupFooter	Defines whether the group footer is visible in the control.
ShowNavigator	Defines whether the navigator is visible in the control.
VerticalLinesVisible	Defines whether the vertical lines are visible in the control.

GridNavigation

Properties in this section define the functionality of the navigation in the control. To learn more about individual property see chapter Grid Navigation.

GridProperties

Properties define the appearance and the behaviour of the grid and its functions.

Property	Description
AutoSynchronize	Defines whether the data is synchronized if it is changed with some other control on the same user interface.
CaptionFormat	Defines the format of the captions.
CardWidth	Defines the width of individual card.
Customizable	Defines whether the control and its items can be customized.
EditOnDoubleClick	Defines whether it is possible to enter edit mode by double clicking a record.
ExpandGroups	Defines whether the groups are expanded by default.
GroupFields	Defines the collection of fields by which the groups are created in runtime.
View	Defines the type of the view used in the control.
ViewEditor	Defines the custom editor to use when editing data.

NOTE: Properties described here are related exclusively to Mx Controls. For the description of other properties please see Developer Express documentation. 

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