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Otimize a entrada de dados em grades do .NET WinForms

Março 21, 2025
Use o preenchimento automático de células para aprimorar a entrada de dados oferecendo sugestões com o reconhecimento de contexto, o que reduz o esforço do usuário e diminui a probabilidade de erros.

An AutoComplete cell type in a grid control facilitates efficient data entry by providing predictive suggestions as users type, drawing from a predefined data source to minimize errors and enhance user experience. This functionality, often implemented via lookup editors, custom cell editors, or event handling, streamlines data input by displaying a dropdown list of matching values, allowing for quick selection and reducing typing effort, ultimately contributing to faster and more accurate data management within the application.

Several .NET WinForms grid controls enable the AutoComplete cell type including:

  • DevExpress WinForms Data Grid (part of DevExpress WinForms) enhances user input with an AutoComplete Cell Type, providing real-time suggestions from bound data sources.
  • True DBGrid for WinForms (part of ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS) improves data entry efficiency with AutoComplete cells, minimizing errors by offering context-aware suggestions.
  • Telerik UI for WinForms GridView (part of Telerik UI for WinForms) enables seamless data selection with AutoComplete cells, reducing typing effort through intelligent, customizable predictions.
  • Infragistics WinDataGrid (part of Infragistics Ultimate UI for Windows Forms) optimizes UX with the AutoComplete cell type, simplifying structured input by dynamically displaying relevant choices.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our WinForms grid controls comparison.

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Simplifique a edição de datas com o suporte automático a tipos

Março 21, 2025
O DevExpress WPF v24.2 adiciona suporte automático para o editor DateOnly e TimeOnly em Grid, TreeList e Property Grid, aprimorando o tratamento de dados.

DevExpress WPF is a powerful suite of controls that enhances your WPF development toolkit. It offers data grids, ribbon menus, rich text editors, spreadsheets, charts, and more – all with beautiful themes and touch-friendly interfaces. DevExpress WPF empowers you to build professional-looking, responsive applications that meet modern user expectations, saving you time and effort while adding polish and functionality.

The DevExpress WPF v24.2 update enhances data handling in Grid, TreeList, and Property Grid by introducing automatic support for DateOnly and TimeOnly properties. This improvement ensures that the appropriate data editors are automatically assigned to cells, filters, and conditional formatting dialogs without requiring manual configuration. By streamlining the editing experience, the update provides a more intuitive approach to working with date and time values while reducing development effort. Users can now rely on built-in editor selection, improving efficiency and ensuring a seamless user experience across their applications.

To see a full list of what's new in version 24.2, see our release notes.

DevExpress WPF is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. We can supply new subscriptions, subscription renewals, and additional licenses. See our DevExpress WPF licensing page for full details.

DevExpress WPF is available to buy in the following products:

Melhore a eficiência dos testes com clones de bancos de dados

Março 21, 2025
O Redgate Test Data Manager permite o provisionamento rápido e seguro de dados de teste com clones leves, reduzindo atrasos e agilizando os testes.

Redgate Test Data Manager is a comprehensive software solution designed to streamline and automate test data management within database environments. It enables teams to provision realistic, production-like data while masking sensitive information to maintain compliance with data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA. With data masking, synthetic data generation, and efficient provisioning, it creates reliable test environments that mirror real-world scenarios. This helps teams detect issues early, streamline debugging, and improve software quality while minimizing production risks and ensuring seamless deployments.

Lightweight clones in Redgate Test Data Manager enable software developers to rapidly create isolated, dedicated test environments without the overhead of full database copies. By referencing source data efficiently, these clones minimize storage requirements while maintaining full database functionality. Sensitive information is automatically handled to ensure compliance with security and privacy requirements, allowing developers to work independently with reliable test data while reducing infrastructure costs and accelerating testing cycles.

Redgate Test Data Manager is licensed on a capacity model based on the total volume of data in all production databases (priced per TB). You will need to purchase enough licenses to cover the total TB across all your databases and technologies (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres SQL and MySQL). See our Redgate Test Data Manager licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Redgate Test Data Manager product page.

Simplifique a coleta de dados com um construtor de formulários JSON

Março 21, 2025
O SurveyJS Survey Creator permite que você crie formulários dinâmicos diretamente em seu aplicativo JavaScript e mantenha controle total sobre os dados do usuário.

SurveyJS is a family of extensible JavaScript libraries designed to help developers build robust form management systems fully integrated into their web applications. These libraries work seamlessly with any backend system and are fully compatible with modern JavaScript frameworks, including React, Angular, and Vue 3.

SurveyJS Survey Creator is a powerful form-building UI component featuring an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that makes form creation accessible to all users. Its UI is fully customizable - from appearance and functionality to the UI language - allowing it to seamlessly blend into your application. Behind the scenes, SurveyJS leverages a JSON-based schema to define forms and surveys, making it easy to store, share, and dynamically render form structures across different environments.

Users can enjoy an intuitive survey-building experience with extensive UI customization options, available through a dedicated UI settings panel. Introduced in version 2.0 the settings panel includes three new predefined UI themes - Light, Dark, and Contrast (with WCAG 2.2-compliant colors). These themes can be used as-is or further customized with options for UI and font scale size, accent colors, and background colors. Along with other enhancements these UI options create a more flexible environment where each user can personalize the form builder UI to align perfectly with their personal preferences.

SurveyJS Survey Creator is licensed per developer with a one-time payment for indefinite use. Access to updates and technical support is available through a subscription. See our SurveyJS Survey Creator licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our SurveyJS Survey Creator product page.

Marque PDFs com anotações personalizáveis

Março 20, 2025
As anotações em retângulos proporcionam uma maneira precisa de destacar seções em PDFs, com cores, bordas e transparência ajustáveis.

Rectangle annotations in PDF controls allow users to highlight specific areas within a document by drawing rectangular shapes. These annotations are useful for marking sections for review, redaction, or emphasis without altering the original document content. Typically, rectangle annotations support customization options such as border color, fill color, opacity, and line thickness, enabling users to tailor them to their needs. Many PDF viewer components also provide interactive features, such as the ability to move, resize, or delete annotations, ensuring flexibility in document review and collaboration workflows.

Several ASP.NET Core PDF viewer controls offer rectangle annotations including:

  • Document Solutions for PDF by MESCIUS provides extensive support for rectangle annotations that can be dynamically added, modified, and saved within the PDF file.
  • ImageGear for .NET by Accusoft supports rectangle annotations with styling options, suitable for applications requiring advanced document markup and editing features.
  • Syncfusion ASP.NET Core PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) allows users to create rectangle annotations with options for color, transparency, and border width.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our ASP.NET Core PDF viewers comparison.

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