ASP.NET - TextBox NullText for Passwords (Now available in 14.1)
Check out this ASP.NET TextBox feature in the 14.1 release that let's you define the NullText for password fields: (Click the image to see a live demo)The DevExpress ASP.NET Editors have supported...
View ArticleVCL Inplace Grid Edit Forms (Coming soon in v14.1)
Many months ago, we were discussing what to do for VCL 14.1 and one of the top things that came up was an Inplace Edit Form for the QuantumGrid.Ponder the scenario: the user is displaying some data in...
View ArticleASP.NET: Caption for Text Editors (v14.1 release)
Check out the new Caption property that saves you time from adding extra label controls and also helps with alignment. So you can create nice edit layouts like this:The new Caption property, in the...
View ArticleVideo: Creating an ASP.NET Blog Engine – Part 2
The second episode of my webinar series called “Creating an ASP.NET Blog Engine” is now available on YouTube:In this episode, I demonstrated what responsive web-design is and explained how to setup a...
View ArticleGetting data to DevExtreme’s client-side datagrid
As part of the v14.1 release of DevExpress Universal and DevExtreme, we introduced a new fully-HTML5/JavaScript data grid. Sounds great – and it is– but there’s one caveat. How do you give it the data...
View ArticleNew CodeRush Plugin - CR_ReverseArgs
Hurrah, another new CodeRush plugin.The problem minor annoyanceOccasionally I realise that I’ve passed a couple of arguments to a method in the wrong order.What follows is usually a complicated series...
View ArticleVideo: Creating an ASP.NET Blog Engine – Part 3
The last episode of my webinar series called “Creating an ASP.NET Blog Engine” is now available on YouTube:In this episode, I have picked up the pieces from episode 1 and episode 2, and everything is...
View ArticleNew CodeRush Plugin–CR_ReverseOperands
This plugin is a natural follow up to my previous CR_ReverseArgs pluginAs you might imagine, this plugin changes the order of the selected operands.This might seem like a fairly trivial reason to...
View ArticleTestCafe Update (v14.1.2)
We have just released TestCafe v14.1.2 - a new version of our functional testing framework for web applications. There have been several changes to the product and I’d like to show off some of the more...
View ArticleCodeRush – Feature Spotlight – Convert to Function
Assuming you want to create a new function, there are a few ways you could build it.For now let’s focus on the function’s return type…Type FirstIn this case, you know the type of the value which your...
View ArticleNew CodeRush Plugin – CR_CorrectReturnType
In my previous post I was extolling the virtues of Convert to Function.You’ll recall that it is used to alter the return type of the current function, from void to the value of the expression on the...
View ArticleJoin me at DDD Melbourne
On Sat 19th July a sell out crowd will be descending on the Swinburne University of Technology for this years DDD Conference. As proud sponsors of this event DevExpress will be there in force. Come...
View ArticleHTML 5 Charts - Adaptive Layout (Now available in 14.1)
In v14.1, the DevExtreme team introduced an adaptive (or responsive) layout into our client-side HTML5/JavaScript charts library.How it works:If you do not specify a container chart size or just...
View ArticleDevExpress MVVM Framework. Behaviors.
OTHER RELATED ARTICLES:Getting Started with DevExpress MVVM Framework. Commands and View Models.DevExpress MVVM Framework. Introduction to Services, DXMessageBoxService and DialogService.DevExpress...
View ArticleDeveloper Week Nuremburg Germany
Last week I was with John Martin at the Developer Week Nuremburg, Germany. On Monday morning, our own Oliver Sturm joined us to perform the opening keynote of this event with a packed room.I have...
View ArticleDevExpress MVVM Framework. TaskbarButtonService, ApplicationJumpListService...
In a previous post we mentioned three new services which made their way into 14.1. This post details their purpose and usage. These services will be available in both the free and commercial versions...
View ArticleDataExplorer - Add maps to your app
iPads are mobile devices and hence a lot of them are used on the go and in the field. In such scenarios location services and maps become essential parts of an app. With version 1.4 of DataExplorer you...
View ArticleASP.NET: Binding DataGrid to an OData Feed
Learn how to bind a DataGrid to an OData service in two easy steps. Then I want your feedback but first...A new DataGrid for WebForms?We've created a new ASP.NET control that wraps our client-side...
View ArticleUI Superhero Roadshow: free UX training for .NET developers
A couple of months before we released v14.1 of DevExpress Universal we started planning a new kind of training: sessions on user interfaces and experiences, by developers for developers. After all,...
View ArticleThatConference and Tulsa TechFest (Aug 11-15, 2014)
I’m super excited to be out an about next week. I would love to meet with any customers who have any concerns, issues, or just want to say hi.ThatConferenceThis (that?) conference is at one of my...
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