Template Gallery
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The DevExpress Template Gallery is a set of templates that utilize specific DevExpress controls and components. The gallery includes project templates as well as templates for individual project items (forms, user controls, etc.).
Launch the Template Gallery
Follow the steps below to run the DevExpress Template Gallery.
- In Visual Studio, click File | New | Project to invoke a standard New Project, or right-click an existing project in the Visual Studio Solution Explorer and select Add | New Item to display the Add New Item dialog. Locate the DevExpress v23.2 Template Gallery item, then select it and click the “OK” or “Add” button — depending on the dialog.
- Click the DevExpress menu item in Visual Studio and select All Platforms | New Item… (or New Project…).
Template Gallery UI
The following figure illustrates the DevExpress Template Gallery:
Platform — Select the application platform.
Framework - Specify the target framework for your application: .NET Framework or .NET Core.
Language — Choose between C# and Visual Basic.
Templates — Choose a template from a list of project templates available for the selected platform, framework, and language.
Search Box — Allows you to search for specific templates by title.
Project Template Information
The following table enumerates all “New Project” templates included in the Template Gallery.
Template Name | Template Description | Controls and Components in Use |
|---|---|---|
WinForms Common group | ||
Blank Application | An empty application with a skinnable main form. | |
Toolbar-based Application | An application with a skinnable main form that contains three bars — main menu bar, regular toolbar, and status bar. | |
Ribbon-based Application | An application with a Ribbon form that encapsulates the Ribbon itself. | |
Tabbed UI Application | An application with a tabbed main form that implements the Tab UI found in popular Web browsers. | |
WinForms Business Solutions group | ||
Word Processing Application | A Microsoft Word-inspired application. | |
Scheduling Application | A Microsoft Outlook-inspired application. | SchedulerControl, NavBarControl, DateNavigator, RibbonControl, RibbonForm |
Spreadsheet Application | A spreadsheet application with a Ribbon UI. | |
PdfViewer Application | A Ribbon UI-based application for browsing .PDF files. | |
Map Application | A map browser with Ribbon UI. | |
WinForms Popular UIs group | ||
Grid-based UI | A simple data-editing application with tabular data representation. | |
Grid-based UI (Office 365-inspired) | A data-editing application. The Data Grid control is switched to the Tile View and mimics Microsoft Outlook’s Compact View option. | |
UI-ready Form | These templates allow you to add separate application modules, which can be combined into a solid multi-screen application. There are three application module types available.
Each module can be designed differently depending on the selected UI type. | Depends on the selected UI type |
WinForms Windows UI Applications group | ||
Blank Application | An empty application that targets Windows UI. | |
Tile Application | A multi-screen Windows Modern UI application bound to a sample data source. See How To: Create a Windows Modern UI Application Using the Template Gallery to learn more. | |
Wizard Application | An application that emulates a Windows 10-style installation wizard. | |
Item Template Information
The table below lists all templates used to add new items into an existing WinForms project.
Template Name | Template Description | Controls and Components in Use |
|---|---|---|
WinForms Common group | ||
User Control | A skinnable user control. | |
Form | A skinnable form. | |
Ribbon Form | A form designed to be used with the Ribbon control. | |
Splash Screen | A splash screen window with a predefined content template. | |
Progress Indicator | A marquee progress bar splash screen with a predefined content template. | |
WinForms Popular UIs group | ||
UI-ready User Control, UI-ready Form | These templates allow you to add separate application modules, which can be combined into a solid multi-screen application. There are three application module types available.
You can design each module differently depending on the selected UI type. | Depends on the selected UI type |
WinForms MVVM group | ||
Blank View Model View & View Model | Adds a class that is an MVVM-ready View Model. Optionally, adds an XtraUserControl that is the View related to this View Model. The View Model can be a regular or POCO View Model (see the “POCO properties” section of the Data Bindings and Notifications article to learn more about POCO classes). | Only for the “View & View Model” template: MvvmContext, XtraUserControl |
WinForms Custom Solutions group | ||
Custom Data Editor | Adds a separate class that defines a custom data editor, derived from the selected DevExpress editor. Provides options to implement custom infrastructure classes (painter and view info) for your custom editor. | None |
Custom Data Grid | Allows you to generate a custom Data Grid control descendant with required infrastructure classes. | None |
WinForms Reporting group | ||
Report Wizard | Runs a Report Wizard to set up your report before adding it to the project. | None |
Scheduler Report | Adds a specialized DevExpress Report that supports Scheduler and Calendar reporting option. | |
Dashboards group | ||
Dashboard | An empty DevExpress Dashboard that can be customized at design time. | |