devexpress-wpf-data-editors

Name: devexpress-wpf-data-editors
Author: DevExpress

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How to install devexpress-wpf-data-editors?

devexpress/agent-skills/devexpress-wpf-data-editors

$npx -y skills add DevExpress/agent-skills --skill devexpress-wpf-data-editors

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Summary

Build WPF applications with the DevExpress Data Editors library — text, numeric, date/time, lookup, combo/listbox, image, color, visualization and utility editors. Use when adding TextEdit, ButtonEdit, ComboBoxEdit, DateEdit, SpinEdit, LookUpEdit, MemoEdit, PasswordBoxEdit, ListB

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SKILL.md

1	# DevExpress WPF Data Editors
2
3	The DevExpress Data Editors library is a comprehensive set of input controls for WPF — text editors, numeric editors, date/time pickers, lookups, combos, list boxes, image/color editors, visualization editors, and simple buttons. All editors share a common base type (`DevExpress.Xpf.Editors.BaseEdit`) with a single `EditValue` property — the value the user is editing — plus a uniform API for masking, validation, formatting, and in-place use inside `GridControl`, `PropertyGrid`, `Bar` items, and similar containers.
4
5	> Two control families: editors that inherit from `BaseEdit` (have `EditValue`, support masks, validation, in-place mode) vs simple controls that do not (`SimpleButton`, `DropDownButton`, `SplitButton`, `FlyoutControl`, `RangeControl`, `Calculator`, `DateNavigator`, `DateRangeControl`, `TimePicker`). The two families are documented separately — see Navigation Guide.
6
7	## When to Use This Skill
8
9	Use this skill when you need to:
10
11	- Add a text input with masked input, validation, or formatting
12	- Provide a combobox, listbox, or lookup with single or multiple selection
13	- Edit numeric, currency, or percentage values with constrained input
14	- Pick dates, times, ranges, or display a calendar
15	- Browse for a file path, edit a password, or accept a long memo
16	- Show visualization editors: progress bars, sparklines, ratings, trackbars
17	- Show image or color pickers (inline or popup)
18	- Embed a DevExpress editor as an in-place editor inside `GridControl`, `PropertyGrid`, `Bar`, etc.
19	- Add buttons inside a `ButtonEdit` (or its descendants) for clear / apply / browse actions
20	- Customize masks (numeric, date-time, simple, regex, custom)
21
22	## Prerequisites & Installation
23
24	### NuGet Packages
25
26	\| Package \| Purpose \|
27	\|---------\|---------\|
28	\| `DevExpress.Wpf.Core` \| Simple controls (`SimpleButton`, `DropDownButton`, `SplitButton`), shared infrastructure \|
29	\| `DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core` \| Required when you use `LookUpEdit` / `SearchLookUpEdit` / token lookups (these classes live in `DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.LookUp`) \|
30
31	The Data Editors themselves (`TextEdit`, `DateEdit`, etc.) are part of `DevExpress.Wpf.Core`. There is no separate "Editors" NuGet — installing `DevExpress.Wpf.Core` brings them in.
32
33	### .NET 8+
34
35	```bash
36	dotnet add package DevExpress.Wpf.Core
37	```
38
39	For lookups:
40
41	```bash
42	dotnet add package DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core
43	```
44
45	Add `<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>` and `<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>` to `.csproj`.
46
47	### .NET Framework (4.6.2+)
48
49	Either use the same NuGet packages, or reference the assemblies installed by the Unified Component Installer (`DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v<XX.X>.dll`).
50
51	Important: All DevExpress packages in a project must share the same version. A valid DevExpress license is required.
52
53	## Before You Start — Ask the Developer
54
55	If the host agent has a structured question-asking tool available, use it to ask these questions one at a time with clear options — for example, Claude Code's `AskUserQuestion` tool or GitHub Copilot's `askQuestions` tool. If no such tool is available, ask the questions directly in the chat response before generating code.
56
57	Before generating code, confirm:
58
59	1. Target framework: .NET 8+ or .NET Framework 4.x?
60	2. Standalone or in-place: Will the editor sit on a form, or be embedded inside `GridControl` / `PropertyGrid` (which uses the `*EditSettings` variant)?
61	3. Editor type: Which editor fits the data? See [editor-varieties.md](references/editor-varieties.md) for the full inventory.
62	4. Operation mode: For editors that support `StyleSettings` (ComboBoxEdit, LookUpEdit, ListBoxEdit, DateEdit, TrackBarEdit, Progr

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How to install devexpress-wpf-data-editors?

devexpress/agent-skills/devexpress-wpf-data-editors

$npx -y skills add DevExpress/agent-skills --skill devexpress-wpf-data-editors

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# DevExpress WPF Data Editors
2
3	The DevExpress Data Editors library is a comprehensive set of input controls for WPF — text editors, numeric editors, date/time pickers, lookups, combos, list boxes, image/color editors, visualization editors, and simple buttons. All editors share a common base type (`DevExpress.Xpf.Editors.BaseEdit`) with a single `EditValue` property — the value the user is editing — plus a uniform API for masking, validation, formatting, and in-place use inside `GridControl`, `PropertyGrid`, `Bar` items, and similar containers.
4
5	> Two control families: editors that inherit from `BaseEdit` (have `EditValue`, support masks, validation, in-place mode) vs simple controls that do not (`SimpleButton`, `DropDownButton`, `SplitButton`, `FlyoutControl`, `RangeControl`, `Calculator`, `DateNavigator`, `DateRangeControl`, `TimePicker`). The two families are documented separately — see Navigation Guide.
6
7	## When to Use This Skill
8
9	Use this skill when you need to:
10
11	- Add a text input with masked input, validation, or formatting
12	- Provide a combobox, listbox, or lookup with single or multiple selection
13	- Edit numeric, currency, or percentage values with constrained input
14	- Pick dates, times, ranges, or display a calendar
15	- Browse for a file path, edit a password, or accept a long memo
16	- Show visualization editors: progress bars, sparklines, ratings, trackbars
17	- Show image or color pickers (inline or popup)
18	- Embed a DevExpress editor as an in-place editor inside `GridControl`, `PropertyGrid`, `Bar`, etc.
19	- Add buttons inside a `ButtonEdit` (or its descendants) for clear / apply / browse actions
20	- Customize masks (numeric, date-time, simple, regex, custom)
21
22	## Prerequisites & Installation
23
24	### NuGet Packages
25
26	\| Package \| Purpose \|
27	\|---------\|---------\|
28	\| `DevExpress.Wpf.Core` \| Simple controls (`SimpleButton`, `DropDownButton`, `SplitButton`), shared infrastructure \|
29	\| `DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core` \| Required when you use `LookUpEdit` / `SearchLookUpEdit` / token lookups (these classes live in `DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.LookUp`) \|
30
31	The Data Editors themselves (`TextEdit`, `DateEdit`, etc.) are part of `DevExpress.Wpf.Core`. There is no separate "Editors" NuGet — installing `DevExpress.Wpf.Core` brings them in.
32
33	### .NET 8+
34
35	```bash
36	dotnet add package DevExpress.Wpf.Core
37	```
38
39	For lookups:
40
41	```bash
42	dotnet add package DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core
43	```
44
45	Add `<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>` and `<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>` to `.csproj`.
46
47	### .NET Framework (4.6.2+)
48
49	Either use the same NuGet packages, or reference the assemblies installed by the Unified Component Installer (`DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v<XX.X>.dll`).
50
51	Important: All DevExpress packages in a project must share the same version. A valid DevExpress license is required.
52
53	## Before You Start — Ask the Developer
54
55	If the host agent has a structured question-asking tool available, use it to ask these questions one at a time with clear options — for example, Claude Code's `AskUserQuestion` tool or GitHub Copilot's `askQuestions` tool. If no such tool is available, ask the questions directly in the chat response before generating code.
56
57	Before generating code, confirm:
58
59	1. Target framework: .NET 8+ or .NET Framework 4.x?
60	2. Standalone or in-place: Will the editor sit on a form, or be embedded inside `GridControl` / `PropertyGrid` (which uses the `*EditSettings` variant)?
61	3. Editor type: Which editor fits the data? See [editor-varieties.md](references/editor-varieties.md) for the full inventory.
62	4. Operation mode: For editors that support `StyleSettings` (ComboBoxEdit, LookUpEdit, ListBoxEdit, DateEdit, TrackBarEdit, Progr

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