windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-popupbaseedit-e7b74e5e.md
Opens the popup window.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation
public virtual void ShowPopup()
Public Overridable Sub ShowPopup
The ShowPopup method enables you to open the popup window via code. Use this method to simplify end-user input. For instance, you may want to open an editor’s popup window as soon as the editor receives focus.
The ShowPopup method will not succeed in the following cases:
To close the popup window via code, you can call either the PopupBaseEdit.ClosePopup or PopupBaseEdit.CancelPopup methods. These methods allow you to accept or discard the changes made within the popup window.
WinForms Grid: Date Popups when Cell is Clicked.
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winforms-grid-single-button-click-multiple-selection/CS/WindowsApplication168/Form1.cs#L51
{
((ComboBoxEdit)view.ActiveEditor).ShowPopup();
PerformClick(edit, new ButtonPressedEventArgs(ehi.HitObject as EditorButton));
winforms-grid-single-button-click-multiple-selection/VB/WindowsApplication168/Form1.vb#L43
If ehi.HitTest = EditHitTest.Button Then
CType(view.ActiveEditor, ComboBoxEdit).ShowPopup()
PerformClick(edit, New ButtonPressedEventArgs(TryCast(ehi.HitObject, EditorButton)))
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