Released: Nov 3, 2010

Updates in this release

Updates in Syncfusion Essential Grid ASP.NET MVC 2010 Vol 4

• Localization
  Localization allows you to tailor a control to the language of a particular region. It is a key factor in readying an application for global use, making your product viable to a greater number of international markets.
• Cell editing
  A CellEditType feature has been implemented, which creates a delegated control for a specific data type, easing usability and improving client-side validation. The control that will be used to edit a particular column can be specified with the CellEditType property.
• MultiColumnDropDown Revamp
  The MultiColumnDropDown control has been revamped, with significant improvements to appearance, column mapping, and sorting.
• Appearance
  New built-in skins provide a very easy way to modify the control’s visual style, just by setting a single property. Fourteen professional-looking skins can be applied to a drop-down column, enhancing readability and producing a contemporary look.
• Column mapping
  The MultiColumnDropDown control also supports column mapping, allowing you to filter columns in a bound table so you can choose which ones to display. This mapping also allows you to customize column styles and content. With new properties, you can set header text, control the visibility of a column, set column width, disable or enable sorting for a particular column, format text, and specify whether a column is bound or not.
• Sorting
  Sorting is best defined as the process of arranging items or records in an ordered sequence. The MultiColumnDropDown control supports sorting columns in ascending or descending order, based on which column header is clicked. As you click a column header, sorting order switches between ascending and descending.
• Filtering improvements in UI
  Essential Grid now provides an enhanced filter bar very similar to Excel. The new filter bar contains a checked list box for selecting values, a search box for easy filtering, and a DateTimePicker control for selecting date-time values.
• Keyboard interface
  Essential Grid now provides extensive support for keyboard handling. The following keyboard shortcuts for all operations can be customized through KeyConfigurator.