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Defining the User Interface of AddEditWindow

This article is relevant to entity models that utilize the deprecated Visual Studio integration of Telerik Data Access. The current documentation of the Data Access framework is available here.

In this step you will add the UI controls to AddEditWindow

  1. In the XAML view of AddEditWindow, in the opening local:BaseDialogWindow tag add the namespace for Telerik RadControls for WPF:

    xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2008/xaml/presentation" 
    
  2. In the opening tag of local:BaseDialogWindow element set the Height of the window to 417 and the Width to 383. Bind the Title to property Title in OneWay mode.

    Height="417" Width="383"
    Title="{Binding Path=Title}" 
    
  3. In the local:BaseDialogWindow element add Resources - instance of the NullableBooleanConverter, YearConverter and EmptyStringConverter:

    <Window.Resources>
        <local:NullableBooleanConverter x:Key="booleanConverter" />
        <local:YearConverter x:Key="yearConverter" />
        <local:EmptyStringConverter x:Key="emptyStringConverter" />
    </Window.Resources>
    
  4. In the local:BaseDialogWindow element add a Grid layout with two columns and fourteen rows:

    <Grid Margin="20,10,50,10">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="2*" />
            <ColumnDefinition Width="3*" />
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition />
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    </Grid>
    
  5. In the first cell of the first row add a Label with content __Tag Number:. In the second cell add a TextBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.TagNumber property.

    <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Tag Number:"/>
    <TextBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1"
             Margin="2,2,0,2"
             MaxLength="20"
             Text="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.TagNumber,
        Mode=TwoWay, Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=emptyStringConverter}}"/>
    
  6. In the first cell of the second row add a Label with content Maker:. In the second cell add a TextBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.Make property.

    <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" 
           Content="Maker:"/>
    <TextBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
             Margin="2,2,0,2"
             MaxLength="50"
             Text="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Make,
        Mode=TwoWay, Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=emptyStringConverter}}"/>
    
  7. In the first cell of the third row add a Label with content Model:. In the second cell add a TextBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.Model property.

    <Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Model:"/>
    <TextBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1"
             Margin="2,2,0,2"
             MaxLength="50"
             Text="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Model,
        Mode=TwoWay, Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=emptyStringConverter}}"/>
    
  8. In the first cell of the fourth row add a Label with content Year:. In the second cell add a RadNumericUpDown control with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.CarYear and converter yearConverter.

    <telerik:RadNumericUpDown Name="rseYear" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" 
                              Margin="2,2,50,2"  
                              NumberDecimalDigits="0"
                              IsInteger="True"
                              Maximum="2100"
                              Minimum="1900"
                              SmallChange="1"
                              LargeChange="1"
                              Value="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.CarYear, Mode=TwoWay, 
                                        Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=yearConverter}}" /> 
    
  9. In the first cell of the fifth row add a Label with content MP3 Player:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar..Mp3Player and converter booleanConverter.

    <CheckBox Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Mp3Player,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  10. In the first cell of the sixth row add a Label with content DVD Player:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.DVDPlayer and converter booleanConverter.

    <Label Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="DVD Player:"/>
    <CheckBox Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.DVDPlayer,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  11. In the first cell of the seventh row add a Label with content Air Conditioner:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.AirConditioner and converter booleanConverter.

    <Label Grid.Row="6" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Air Conditioner:"/>
    <CheckBox Grid.Row="6" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.AirConditioner,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  12. In the first cell of the eight row add a Label with content ABS:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.ABS and converter booleanConverter.

    <Label Grid.Row="7" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="ABS:"/>
    <CheckBox Grid.Row="7" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsThreeState="False"    
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.ABS,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  13. In the first cell of the ninth row add a Label with content ASR:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.ASR and converter booleanConverter.

    <Label Grid.Row="8" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="ASR:"/>
    <CheckBox Grid.Row="8" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.ASR,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  14. In the first cell of the tenth row add a Label with content Navigation:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.Navigation and converter booleanConverter.

    <Label Grid.Row="9" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Navigation:"/>
    <CheckBox Grid.Row="9" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsThreeState="False"
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Navigation,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  15. In the first cell of the eleventh row add a Label with content Available:. In the second cell add a CheckBox with TwoWay binding to CurrentCar.Available and converter booleanConverter.

    <Label Grid.Row="10" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Available:"/>
    <CheckBox Grid.Row="10" Grid.Column="1"
              HorizontalAlignment="Left"
              VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Margin="2,0,0,0"
              IsChecked="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Available,
         Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=booleanConverter}}"/>
    
  16. In the first cell of the twelfth row add a Label with content Latitude:. In the second cell add a RadNumericUpDown control bound to CurrentCar.Latitude property.

    <Label Grid.Row="11" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Latitude:"/>
    <telerik:RadNumericUpDown Grid.Row="11" Grid.Column="1" 
                              Margin="2,2,50,2"  
                              NumberDecimalDigits="6"
                              ValueFormat="Numeric"
                              Maximum="90"
                              Minimum="-90"
                              SmallChange="0.000001"
                              LargeChange="1.000000"
                              Value="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Latitude, TargetNullValue=0.000000}"/>
    
  17. In the first cell of the twelfth row add a Label with content Longitude:. In the second cell add a RadNumericUpDown control bound to CurrentCar.Longitude property.

    <Label Grid.Row="12" Grid.Column="0"
           Content="Longitude:"/>
    <telerik:RadNumericUpDown Grid.Row="12" Grid.Column="1" 
                              Margin="2,2,50,2"  
                              NumberDecimalDigits="6"
                              ValueFormat="Numeric"
                              Maximum="90"
                              Minimum="-90"
                              SmallChange="0.000001"
                              LargeChange="1.000000"
                              Value="{Binding Path=CurrentCar.Longitude, TargetNullValue=0.000000}"/>
    
  18. In the second cell of the last row add two buttons with content Save and Cancel. Bind them to properties SaveCommand and CancelCommand respectively.

    <Button Grid.Row="13" Grid.Column="1" 
            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
            Margin="0,7,0,0"
            Width="80"
            Content="Save" 
            Command="{Binding Path=SaveCommand}"/>
    <Button Grid.Row="13" Grid.Column="1" 
            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
            Margin="95,7,0,0"
            Width="80"
            Content="Cancel" 
            Command="{Binding Path=CancelCommand}"/>
    
  19. In the code behind of AddEditWindow you need to remove the NumberGroupSeparatar sign of the RadNumericUpDown control displaying the car year. Add the following two lines in the constructor

    this.rseYear.NumberFormatInfo = new System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo();
    this.rseYear.NumberFormatInfo.NumberGroupSeparator = "";
    
    Me.rseYear.NumberFormatInfo = New System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo()
    Me.rseYear.NumberFormatInfo.NumberGroupSeparator = ""
    

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