Design-Time Support / Collection Editors
Collection Editors

Collection Editors are used to add, remove or edit items in a collection at design-time. A Collection Editor can be launched by selecting the Ribbon element on the Form and then clicking the ellipsis next to Items, MenuItems, LeftPaneItems, RightPaneItems, BottomPaneItems or LeftBottomPaneItems properties in their respective Properties window.

The text label at the top of the Collection Editor Dialog Box displays the name of Collection Editor. The Collection Editor dialog box usually comprises two sections: left and right sections. The Left part of the Collection Editor contains the Add and Remove button that can be used to add and remove items. The added items gets displayed in the Members section of the Collection Editor. You can click on each item added in the Members sections to view the respective item properties on the right pane. The Up and Down arrow buttons are used to navigate up and down the Members.

The image below depicts the RibbonFontComboBox Menu Items Collection Editor.

Collection editor for fontcombobox

Types of Collection Editors

Collection editors are grouped into three major types: Items Collection Editors, Menu Items Collection Editors and PaneItems Collection Editors.

Refer the table below to get an in-depth idea about the Collection Editors associated with different elements in the C1Ribbon control.

Elements

Collection Editors

Collection Editor Types

C1Ribbon

C1Ribbon has 13 types of Collection Editors:

  • RibbonApplicationMenu LeftPaneItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonApplicationMenu RightPaneItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonApplicationMenu BottomPaneItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonBottomToolBar Items Collection Editor
  • RibbonConfigToolBar Items Collection Editor
  • RibbonMenu Items Collection Editor
  • RibbonContextualTabGroup Collection Editor
  • QAT Items Collection Editor
  • QAT MenuItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonTopToolBar Items Collection Editor
  • Backstage View LeftBottomPaneItems Collection Editor
  • Backstage View LeftPaneItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonTab Collection Editor
Application Menu

Application Menu has 3 types of Collection Editors:

  • RibbonApplicationMenu LeftPaneItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonApplicationMenu RightPaneItems Collection Editor
  • RibbonApplicationMenu BottomPaneItems Collection Editor
Backstage View

BackStage View has 2 types of Collection Editors:

  • Backstage View LeftBottomPaneItems Collection Editor
  • Backstage View LeftPaneItems Collection Editor
Configuration Toolbar RibbonConfigToolBar Items Collection Editor
Contextual Tab Group RibbonTab Collection Editor
Quick Access Toolbar

The QAT has 2 types of Collection Editors:

  • QAT Items Collection Editor
  • QAT MenuItems Collection Editor
Ribbon Group RibbonGroup Items Collection Editor
Ribbon Tab RibbonGroup Collection Editor
StatusBar

StatusBar has 2 types of Collection Editors:

  • C1StatusBar LeftPaneItems Collection Editor
  • C1StatusBar RightPaneItems Collection Editor
Button
CheckBox
ColorPicker
ComboBox ComboBox has 2 types of Collection Editors:
  • RibbonComboBox Items Collection Editor
  • RibbonComboBox MenuItems Collection Editor
ControlHost
Date Picker
Font ComboBox

RibbonFontComboBox Menu Items Collection Editor

Gallery

Gallery has 2 types of Collection Editors:

  • RibbonGallery Items Collection Editor
  • RibbonGallery MenuItems Collection Editor
Label
Menu RibbonMenu Items Collection Editor

NumericBox

ProgressBar
Separator
SplitButton RibbonSplitButton Items Collection Editor
TextBox
Time Picker
Toggle Button
ToolBar RibbonToolBar Items Collection Editor
TrackBar