WPF Data Editors - Create a Registration Form

This example is the application from the Create a Registration Form tutorial. The solution includes projects for each completed tutorial step.

BaseProject

This project is a draft application connected to a database. The project contains two predefined views: MainView with the DXTabControl and RecordsView with the GridControl:

Files to Review

• MainView.xaml (VB: MainView.xaml)
• MainViewModel.cs (VB: MainViewModel.vb)
• RecordsView.xaml (VB: RecordsView.xaml)
• RecordsViewModel.cs (VB: RecordsViewModel.cs)

Documentation

• Starting Point

Lesson1

This project uses the LayoutControl to arrange data editors within the RegistrationView:

Files to Review

• RegistrationView.xaml (VB: RegistrationView.xaml)

Documentation

• Lesson 1 - Create Layout

Lesson2

This project binds data editors to View Model properties:

Files to Review

• RegistrationView.xaml (VB: RegistrationView.xaml)
• RegistrationViewModel.cs (VB: RegistrationViewModel.cs)

Documentation

• Lesson 2 - Bind Data Editors

Lesson3

This project defines data editor settings (null text, mask, min and max values, popup mode, and data source):

Files to Review

• RegistrationView.xaml (VB: RegistrationView.xaml)
• RegistrationViewModel.cs (VB: RegistrationViewModel.cs)

Documentation

• Lesson 3 - Customize Editors

Lesson4

This project uses ValidationRules to implement input validation and disables the Register button if editors contain validation errors:

Files to Review

• RegistrationView.xaml (VB: RegistrationView.xaml)
• ValidationRules.cs (VB: ValidationRules.vb)

Documentation

• Lesson 4 - Implement Input Validation using ValidationRules

Lesson5

This project uses the IDataErrorInfo interface to obtain validation errors and displays a message box with the registration result:

Files to Review

• RegistrationView.xaml (VB: RegistrationView.xaml)
• RegistrationViewModel.cs (VB: RegistrationViewModel.vb)
• MainView.xaml (VB: MainView.xaml)

Documentation

• Lesson 5 - Implement Input Validation using IDataErrorInfo

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