I would like to subclass the Microfour.Strataframe.UI.Windows.Forms.DevEx.TextEdit so I don't have to set all the properties each time to get currency box behavior when I drop one on a form (this form will have > 30 ) I will be using this to bind to character fields as well.



I am still a little uncertain as to how masking works in .NET.



I am trying to add a new component, and set the inherits, then set the properties I want in the properties sheet. I get a warning that fProperties has a the exact property in the base class and should be marked Shadows but I'm out of my depth on exactly how to set this up.



I'd be open to any alternative suggestions as to how to create the textbox that will behave right to left, 2 decimals, show with normal backcolor when disabled or readonly etc. The DevEx.TextEdit ( part of the DevExpress freebie in the XtraEditors ) might be the easiest to adapt for my purposes but if anyone has built something else they'd like to share I'd certainly like to see it.



Assume others have been down this path before so I'll look forward to suggestions.



TIA

I am trying to SubClass the DevEx TextEdit control and use the AutoAdjustMaxLength property thats in the SF TextBox.

If this is now included as standard, could someone point me in the right direction, if not , some pointers to where the code is in the SF Source Code, or if somebody has already done it in C#, that would be very useful 

Hi Gerard,

The code is in the TextBox.vb class in the MicroFour StrataFrame UI project's source code.  Take a look at the AutoAdjustMaxLength property and the UpdateMaxLength() method.  You can copy that to the TextEdit class in the SF DevExpress Wrapper source, then recompile and all should be good.

Edhy Rijo

Iseem to have this fully working now..many thanks for all contributions.

I did run into one little issue. When I amneded the SF Source Code for the Inherited textEdit, I 'noticed'  that there was not a MaxLength property. So. ok I wrote the code to 'Create' a new Maxlength property in the subclassed TexEdit control. Of course this made no difference when Iran the code . I then went back and noticed that ther was a Maxlength property already there , but it was in a 'Property' property. Just for lurkers may save a bit of time !!

Hi Gerard,
Thanks for the clarification.  So the property name in DevExpress is Property.MaxLentgh then.

Edhy Rijo

Hi Edhy.

Yes. Most of properties are at the root (e.g. .Font  , .MaximumSize etc.)  but there are a good number then in a section called Properties , and one of these is MaxLength