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Design Time

To start using RadPropertyGrid just drag it from the toolbox and drop it at the form.

Smart Tag

Select RadPropertyGrid and click the small arrow on the top right position in order to open the Smart Tag.

Figure 1: Smart Tag

WinForms RadPropertyGrid Smart Tag

  • Common Tasks

    • New Theme Manager: Adds a new RadThemeManager component to the form.

    • Edit UI elements: Opens a dialog that displays the Element Hierarchy Editor. This editor lets you browse all the elements in the control.

    • Theme Name: Specifies the theme set to the control.

  • Data Binding

    • Selected Object: Specifies the selected object of the control.
  • RadPropertyGrid Specific Actions

    • Enable Filtering: Enables filtering of the property descriptor items.

    • Enable Grouping: Enables grouping of the property descriptor items.

    • Enable Sorting: Enables sorting of the property descriptor items.

    • Sort By: Sets the PropertySort property of the control. The available values are NoSort, Alphabetical, Categorized, and CategorizedAlphabetical

    • Show Help: Displays the description element.

    • Show SearchBox: Shows the text box responsible for performing a search in the property grid items.

  • Learning Center: Navigates to the Telerik help, code library projects or support forum.

  • Search: Searches the Telerik website for a given query.

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