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Guys, I have created custom datatypes in the past using the old method with the three classes DataEditor, DataType, PreValueEditor. On Tim's blog i came across userControlGrapper.IUsercontrolDataEditor way of doing things. My question is what are the advantages / disadvantages between the 2 methods? Regards Ismail
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Hallo Ismail,
Is there any tutorial or sample how to create new datatype with old method ?
I try new one, but I cannot compare ...
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Hi Petr, This piece of code made by Christian Palm uses the old method of making user controls http://www.cpalm.dk/blog/2006/03/29/multiplepagepickerviasource.aspxIsmail: The old method is slightly more complex and require more coding, but deployment is a little bit easier IMHO
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Hi Ismail, Using the wrapper is a fast way of doing it, but it has some limitation, most important one being you cannot have parameters on your datatype ( in the developer section )
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Guys,
Thanks for the reply. I thought the parameter thing was the main thing but just needed to make sure.
I suppose one way round configuration issues would to have its own config file not as slick as passing in values directly but i really like the ease with which you can create your own datatype using userControlGrapper.IUsercontrolDataEditor
Regards
Ismail
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No prob Ismail @Petr I'm planning on writting a post explaining the three classes method.
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tim wrote:@Petr
I'm planning on writting a post explaining the three classes method. Super :-)
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