Configuring the ListBackedProject ViewProvider Overview (xamGantt)

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Purpose

This topic gives an overview of the main features of xamGantt™ ListBackedProject ViewProvider class. This class is used to provide the project table and project view instances to the xamGantt .

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ListBackedProject ViewProvider Overview
Code examples Overview
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ListBackedProject ViewProvider Overview

Overview

ListBackedProjectViewProvider is a class used to provide the ProjectTable and ProjectView instances to xamGantt control. Using this class you can customize the set of columns shown in the grid section.

The following table summarizes main properties of ListBackedProjectViewProvider:

Property	Description
ColumnItemsSource	Gets or sets the data source from which the ProjectColumn objects are created. Those objects are used to populate the ProjectTable.Columns collections.
ColumnPropertyMappings	Specifies the data source field mappings for the `ProjectColumn` object.
TableItemsSource	Gets or sets the data source from which the ProjectViewProviderBase`.` Tables will be populated.
TablePropertyMappings	Specifies the data source field mappings for the `ProjectTable` object.
ViewItemsSource	Gets or sets the data source from which the `ProjectViewProviderBase`. Views will be populated.
ViewPropertyMappings	Specifies the data source field mappings for the `ProjectView` object.

Project Column

Project column is an object which represents a column in the project table.

Project Table

Project table is the definition of the set of columns that are displayed within the grid part of the xamGantt .

Project View

Project View repsents a specific view of project information. It has an associated table key, which identifies the project table currently presented by the view.

The following table summarizes the main properties of the Project View:

Property	Description
Key	Gets or sets the string used to uniquely identify the view.
Settings	Returns an object with the ProjectViewSettings type that provides settings for the view.
SortedColumns	Returns a ProjectColumnSortDescriptionCollection that represents the sorted columns in the grid.
TableKey	Gets or sets the ID of the table displayed by the view.

Code Examples Overview

Code examples Overview

The following table summarizes the code examples related to ListBackedProjectViewProvider:

Example	Description
Code Example Changing xamGantt Column Set	You can specify the set of predefined columns shown in the xamGantt grid section by using the ListBackedProjectViewProvider.
Code Example Creating Customized View for xamGantt	You can create customize xamGantt view by using ListBackedProject ViewProvider and built-in project column, project table and project view classes.
Code Example Creating View for xamGantt using Custom Classes	You can create custom classes for project columns, project tables and project views and use those classes to customize xamGantt appearance .

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