Built-In Editors
The property grid provides the following built-in editors which applications can select and customize as described under Customization.
| Key | Description | Default Usage |
|---|---|---|
| ReadOnlyDisplayKey | Displays the property value as a read-only string, with the disabled appearance. | Any non-writeable property, or any property that has no in-place editor (and therefore has to be displayed as an expanding tree). |
| SimpleTextEditorKey | Displays the property value as a string and allows editing. | All string and numeric types. |
| ListSelectEditorKey | Displays the property value in a drop-down list containing all permitted values. | All enum and boolean types. |
| RadioSelectEditorKey | Displays the property value in a drop-down set of radio buttons containing all permitted values. | |
| CheckBoxEditorKey | Displays a boolean value as a check box, checked for true, unchecked for false. | |
| SliderEditorKey | Displays a numeric value using a horizontal slider. | |
| NumericUpDownEditorKey | Displays a numeric value as a string and allows editing, and also allows the value to be increased or decreased using “spin” buttons. | |
| DateEditorKey | Displays a date value on a drop-down calendar | DateTime types. |
| ColorEditorKey | Displays a color value and a drop-down picker | WPF Color types. Note that System.Drawing.Color is not supported in the present version. |
| CollectionDisplayKey | Displays a summary of a collection | Collection types. |
| ManyEditorKey | Displays an editor or a “multiple values” indicator | Multiple selected objects. |
In addition, PropertyGrid.CollectionElementEditorKey identifies a decorator template that is applied to collection elements.
